When the square under the festive lights and beautiful vocal music is immersed in a warm and boiling atmosphere, a little farther away, a little deserted and dimly lit boat pier, a big ship is quietly leaving the shore, lonely rowing a ripple of water, slowly swimming towards the opposite shore alone. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

It was the last ferry of the night, and there were three gondoliers standing on board, two men on the inner porches on either side of the boat, and the last man standing at the stern of the boat. This was the case, for the passengers to-night were not only a man, a woman, and an old man, but also an ox-cart, which, though empty at the moment, made the great ship move slowly.

In a few moments, on the river that was gradually moving away from the noise, the boatmen who were bored with the boat made fun of the driver sitting in the boat. Some say that it is better to carry this old cow than to carry a boatload of stones; Some smiled and asked the old man to be optimistic about the old cow, so as not to turn over and fall into the water unsteadily, not to mention, but also to affect the big boat and others; The last man was unwilling to be lonely and suggested that the old man should simply change to a buffalo next time, so that he could cross the river on the back of the ox, as leisurely and happy as an immortal, and even the boat fare could be saved......

The driver was not angry, and joked back, saying as if this obedient old cow was his wife, and after more than ten years of relationship, he couldn't bear to take a break and marry Yunyun. He seemed to travel between Wuhua, Xinyang, and Yuepu frequently, and was familiar with these boatmen, and the old cow was as quiet as an old stake at the moment, otherwise no one would have been willing to carry this heavy ox cart across the river at this time.

Ouyang Xiaoling, who was sitting on the edge of the bow, raised his right arm, pressed his elbow on the side of the boat, lightly supported the slanted jade cheek with the back of his hand, and looked into the distance with his eyes in the direction of the ferry. There were only a few houses on the other side, and the firefly-like lights looked extraordinarily small in the dark and vast night, not even as small as the starlight in the sky.

Despite this, Ouyang Xiaoling stared at the erratic lights in the distance. She desperately wanted to get to Fuzhou as soon as possible. For her, the lights in the rear square, as brilliant and gorgeous, mean nothing. The light on the other side, though weak, was like a light of hope guiding the way forward, and as the ferry advanced, the faint light gradually became clearer, filling her heart with light little by little, making her laugh unconsciously but silently.

Ling Yueyuan, who was sitting on the stern side of the boat, was in a different mood. He seemed to be slumped on the inside of the ship, his arms folded on the side of the ship, his forearms against his heavy head. His eyes seemed to have lost their lustre, like two dim black glass beads, brushing the boatman rocking at the stern of the boat, and blankly reflecting the bright lights of the square.

As the ferry progressed, the light in his eyes gradually dimmed, like a flame slowly extinguishing.

The unusually enthusiastic cheers that he heard when he was leaving the shore gradually fell silent. When the ferrymen had died down halfway through the rowing, there was only the faint sound of the wind and the sound of the ferry breaking.

The evening breeze blows across the river, like an invisible slender hand plucking the fine and long silk strings, playing a melodious nocturne. This is a solo performance belonging to Rongjiang, gentle and elegant.

This made Ling Yueyuan's heart feel a sense of déjà vu. The lights on the west bank had turned into a blurred ribbon of light, and he turned his head to look down at the river that was afraid of hitting the side of the river. But he couldn't see through the depth of the river, and could only see the illusory moon shadow in the undulating waves.

After a moment, he couldn't help but lean out and hold the side of the boat with one hand, and paddled into the water with the other, swinging back and forth like a paddle hitting the waves, just as he had done when crossing the Pearl River by boat. Listening to the sound of water droplets falling into the river, he couldn't help but chuckle, perhaps remembering some interesting past. But as soon as he remembered that Xin Yin was not around, his smile sank like a drop of water. He had learned that he should face the reality and think about the future, so his memories came to an end after a moment.

He withdrew his submerged hand, shook it off with all his might, and looked away from the vague lights of the west bank to the east bank, where there was a faint light in the dark night.

That's the reality. Ling Yueyuan said secretly in his heart, then stood up, walked a few steps, stood close to the bow of the boat, and asked the old man next to the ox cart: "Abo, after going ashore, how long will it take to take your car to Yuepu?" ”

"Almost a day. Hehe, don't worry, young man, you see that the car is empty, if there is no one else to take a ride on the way, then you can definitely get to Yuepu before nightfall tomorrow. The old man saw the urgency and anxiety in Ling Yueyuan's eyes, so he comforted him with kind words.

One day. Ling Yueyuan estimated in his heart that if this broken ox cart had to go for a day, then Xinyin's fast horse might have already arrived in Yuepu at this time. But will she still wait for herself for three days like she did here in Xinyang Town? What if she didn't even stop in Yuepu, but went straight to Fuzhou without stopping?

Ling Yueyuan remembered that Lin Xinyin was also in a hurry in Wuhua Town, so he still couldn't figure out why she stayed in Xinyang Town for three days. He always felt as if there was a lack of logic, or that he didn't understand some facts, like a puzzle with missing pieces of some key pattern, or a chain of events that followed in sequence with a few gears missing.

This unprovoked instinct upset him, as if the empty heart of a moment ago had suddenly been filled with thoughts as thick as lead. He subconsciously glanced at the west bank again, but the blurred light that came into his eyes could not tell him any answer. He looked away in frustration, and caught a glimpse of a boatman propped up next to the side of the boat, only to see the boatman staring at his chest in a daze.

"What are you doing?" Ling Yueyuan turned around sensitively, blocking the other party's strange gaze, and the annoyance in his heart quickly turned into annoyance and furrowed his eyebrows, and immediately asked in a deep voice. But he immediately remembered his current identity, and then remembered the strange eyes of the boatman, and suddenly a vicious chill swept through his body, causing his body to shiver, and he couldn't help but ask in disgust: "What are you doing?" What? ”

"Ha, it's okay, it's okay." The boatman realized that his behavior seemed to have caused some strange misunderstanding, so he quickly withdrew his gaze, and while holding the boat, he smiled and chatted: "Where is the little brother, Wuhua?" ”

Little brother. Ling Yueyuan felt goosebumps all over her body when she heard this, but she was also quite surprised that the other party suddenly guessed where she came from. However, he thought about it, there was no fork in the road or other towns between Wuhua Town and Xinyang Town, and he was not a local, so it was not surprising that the other party said that. So, he gave a perfunctory "um", which was regarded as an answer to the other party.

Unexpectedly, at the beginning, the boatman seemed to be suddenly interested, and kept chattering as if he was digging into the roots, which made Ling Yueyuan overwhelmed.

"Brother, this dress is good, newly bought?"

"Hmmm......"

"From Wuhua Town to here, are you walking? Coming by bullock cart? ”

"Oxcart ......"

"How long did it take, haha."

"Let's ...... three days and four nights"

"So long! Haha, it's better to walk! ”

"Hmmm......"

"My brother is quite handsome! What are you doing in Xinyang, looking for someone? Or what? Is this going to Tsukipo? ”

“…… Why do you ask so much? Ling Yueyuan was bombarded with those messy questions, he didn't understand why a man would gossip so much, so he couldn't help but intercept the other party's bottomless question. He suddenly had a strong feeling of being accosted, what did the boatman really want to do? Do you want to do it?!

"Haha! Don't be nervous! Seeing Ling Yueyuan's vigilant look, the boatman guessed that he was probably mistaken for a water thief or a liar or something, and after laughing heartily a few times, he explained: "The day before yesterday, when I was resting on the shore, a beautiful girl with a horse came to look for someone, and when she couldn't find anyone, she left. Seeing my little brother like this today, it looks like the person that the girl is looking for! But ......" The boatman thought for a moment, propped up the penny with one hand, and drew a line on his chest with the other, and said, "By the way, it seems that the person that the girl is looking for should have a centipede-like stitch on the placket of the chest......"

It turned out that this boatman was Brother Sun, and since the first time he saw Lin Xinyin on the twenty-seventh day of March, he remembered her moment of sad smile, so he was also very impressed by the person she was looking for; Seeing Ling Yueyuan and Ouyang Xiaoling on the last ferry tonight, he reacted immediately. It's just that after all, three days have passed, so he also wants to confirm it first, so he glanced at Ling Yueyuan a few more times, and asked a few more questions by the way.

Ling Yueyuan was extremely surprised, and met someone who had seen Xinyin again! Just like in Wuhua Town, how many people have seen and remembered her face? It's just that at this moment, he, including herself, will not know that after tonight, the entire history of Xinyang Town will unconsciously remember her smile.

After being surprised, Ling Yueyuan hurriedly chatted with Brother Sun in detail. But the other party could only tell that he hadn't seen Lin Xinyin in the past few days. This information was actually expected by Ling Yueyuan, but it also further deepened his judgment, making the last doubt in his heart dissipate with the wind, completely believing that Lin Xinyin had indeed left Xinyang Town.

He suddenly felt that she was like a spring breeze, constantly running in front of him; And he is like a non-stop wind chaser, who can only follow some light or dark clues along the way, trying to find her fragrance. When will he be able to embrace this erratic spring breeze?

After worrying for a while, Ling Yueyuan began to think about practical problems again. After the ox cart arrives at Yuepu, it will turn around and return to Wuhua Town. If Xinyin is not in Yuepu, should she leave for Fuzhou immediately? After all, there is more than one road from Yuepu to Fuzhou, and it is impossible to follow a straight line to the next node to find Xinyin's whereabouts like now.

It was obviously unrealistic to walk to Fuzhou, but he didn't want to take something as slow as an ox cart anymore. As for horses, he had seen the price of good horses when he was in Qingyuan, and he might not be able to afford them with his current property. Wouldn't it be to rob ......? At this moment, such a thought really flashed through his mind.

But he still wondered if there was any other way to be normal, so he asked Ouyang Xiaoling, who was sitting near the bow of the boat, smirking and thinking about something: "Hey, pig, if you want to go to Fuzhou after you arrive in Yuepu...... Do you have any ideas? ”

When Ouyang Xiaoling heard this, he immediately restrained all his smiles, turned his head and replied coldly: "You are a pig." I have a name. ”

Ling Yueyuan was speechless for a moment, thinking to herself that she was not a monkey and squirting monkey indiscriminately? That's a lot to ask for! But he did call her name once in Wuhua Town, but at that time when he was in a good mood! He was in a bad mood, listening to the other party's tone, and a little coerced, which made him feel very wrong.

But he decided to compromise anyway. After all, it's not a big deal to call each other by name, at least it's polite...... He comforted himself with this. He found that it seemed that after the conflict in the Seven Eyes Mountain, he had softened a little, could this be the so-called big husband who could bend and stretch?! Although he never thought that he was a big husband, and he didn't care about these boring titles, at this moment he still said in a soft tone: "Okay, well, little ...... Zero...... After arriving in Wolpo, how to ......"

Before he finished speaking, he felt particularly embarrassed for some reason, and a strange crimson instantly climbed up his cheeks. At the gate of Lichun Courtyard in Wuhua Town, the two words he uttered casually under high spirits were so difficult and uncomfortable in today's environment. It was so hard for him to squirm his mouth to spit out the name that made him feel sick, like the scraps he spit out after eating something dirty...... What's going on???

And Ouyang Xiaoling looked at Ling Yueyuan's embarrassed appearance as if he had no place to be ashamed, but he felt very comfortable and interesting. Although she is also strange, it is just for him to call a name, is it necessary to hold back such a poop face? You know, if it were ordinary passers-by such as A, B, C, D, etc., she wouldn't let people call her name casually!

However, she was also sensitive to the fact that it seemed that the monkey had been much more polite to herself since the Seven Eyes Peak. Although she hadn't fully figured out the reason, she still liked to admire his stupid appearance that was so embarrassed that he had nothing to say, which made her feel an inexplicable pleasure in her heart. Who told him to always bully himself before? Who made him always take the opportunity to taunt her? Anyway, she's narrow-minded, and she's revenge anyway...... She doesn't care what she laughs at and resents! If he retreats, then she wants to take further revenge on him, and get back the share of the previous teasing little by little!

Thinking of this, Ouyang Xiaoling smiled, his cold face blooming like a lily in the spring breeze. With a bright smile like a flower, she exhaled like an orchid and her voice fell like a pearl in a gentle tone like water: "Listen, monkey." There are sailing ships going to sea in Yuepu Port that go directly to Fuzhou Port, which is much more convenient and faster than taking the land route. Got it, stupid ~~~~~~~. ”

When she went south from Hangzhou, she listened to Xiaoyi and Xiaoxin analyze the traffic and roads along the way many times along the way, and she knew a little about the waterway of Yuepu Port. She wasn't worried about the lack of horses or the long distance, because she knew that when she arrived at Wolpu, she could go north by boat. And after arriving in Fuzhou, there is Xiaoyi, there is a sister, and there are uncles and aunts who love her, what other problems can there be?

Ling Yueyuan was stunned when she heard this. He looked at Ouyang Xiaoling's harmless and innocent smile, listened to her use a melodious voice to confidently combine murderous knife sentences, and then looked at the two bundles of butterfly whiskers on her forehead that shook like a cat, and suddenly his inner world collapsed. He immediately guessed that she must have known about this plan for a long time, no wonder she had snuggled up to the side of the boat and smiled silently...... But she never said it!

It's disgusting! Bad character! Villain! Perverted! Ling Yueyuan scolded this angelic-faced and devil-hearted woman in her heart. That night at the foot of the Seven Eyes Mountain, he took pity on her after seeing her lonely and helpless sleeping appearance, so he reluctantly walked with her, otherwise he would have run away a long time ago! But look at it now, look at her triumphant look...... Ling Yueyuan really regretted that his intestines were blue, he shouldn't have really called her by her name, and he shouldn't have asked her opinion! He should go directly to Yuepu Port, so won't he be able to know this fact by then? What a fool!

But when he scolded Ouyang Xiaoling in his heart and scolded himself, he suddenly thought that if he arrived in Fuzhou, how should he find Xinyin? Whether...... Need help? He can't say these words now, but at the moment he has a lot of sorrow in his heart, so he can't help but say to himself: "What will happen after coming to Fuzhou......

“…… Don't worry. The Ouyang family has many capable people in Fuzhou, and they should soon be able to know Xinyin's whereabouts. Ouyang Xiaoling seemed to feel Ling Yueyuan's worries, and also heard the meaning of his words. Maybe she felt that revenge against Ling Yueyuan, who would not be-for-tat, was very boring, or maybe she felt that the unilateral bickering victory was a bit boring; Or she is not the kind of shrew who blindly makes trouble, or she still has a kind sensibility in her heart after all, and can empathize with the pain and confusion of parting with her loved ones and not knowing when she will be able to meet. Therefore, she restrained her smile and thoughts of teasing Ling Yueyuan, and while she said comfortingly, she also hinted at her willingness to help.

After all, seeing people in trouble and helping each other is also a kind of chivalrous righteousness! Isn't this what I've been pursuing since I went out to practice? Why should it matter if that person is his "enemy"? Ouyang Xiaoling persuaded himself like this in his heart. But she still felt as if she was making excuses, so she thought to herself: just pity this idiot monkey!

"That'...... Thank you. Ling Yueyuan looked at Ouyang Xiaoling in surprise as if he was joking, and was slightly moved in his heart: It seems that this pig's head is not so bad! In an instant, the devilish appearance of Ouyang Xiaoling's green face and fangs in his heart immediately became a radiant archangel again.

"You're welcome." Ouyang Xiaoling replied very politely. She had withdrawn all smiles, and her face had returned to a cold expression. She turned her head to look down at the river outside the side of the boat, looking at the dark river, but suddenly remembered that she suddenly heard the sound of irregular paddling, and when she glanced back, she saw Ling Yueyuan playing in the water.

What's so fun about that? Idiot...... Thinking like this, she couldn't help but follow Ling Yueyuan's example, and also held down the side of the boat with one hand and rowed into the river with the other, splashing an arc of water. She even scooped up a palm of river water to take a closer look, and quietly watched the cold and heavy river water quickly return to the Rong River along her fingers.

Phew. Soon, Ouyang Xiaoling probably felt bored, so he shook off the water droplets on his hands and turned to look at the scenery of the east coast that was gradually becoming clearer.

Yuepu and Fuzhou ahead are the direction in which she is heading. And the bustling Hangzhou is her destination......

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Half a quarter later, the West Bank Boat Ferry Terminal.

There are very few guests who need to take a boat tonight, not to mention that the race on the stage is almost over, and the next moment is the square where everyone is singing, so there are only two boatmen left on the dock at this time. And they have already put away the boat, tied the ferry, and sat on the bow of the boat to rest for a while. They had made an appointment with Brother Sun, who was holding the boat, to go to the fun together after the work was over, so they would just wait for the big boat to return at night.

After a while, there was a louder and louder sound of horses' hooves.

One of the boatmen looked up curiously, and by the dim light of the pier, he saw four sturdy men on four fine horses, swaggering near the boat.

"Boatman, we want to cross the river!" A big man with bandaged arms and a fleshy face, just riding on horseback, condescendingly shouted to the boatman who was looking up below, which was really majestic and imposing.

The boatman, who was sitting in the bow of the boat, looked away indifferently, and after exhaling lightly, he took out a long dry tobacco stick that hung from his waist, and struck the cigarette butt against the wet board on the side of the ship, as if he were striking an unknown wooden head. At last, he slowly added some cheap tea leaves to the cigarette butt and lit it, took a puff of cigarette, raised Erlang's legs and spit out a circle of smoke, and then said to the tall horseback man casually: "Call it a day, don't pick up customers." ”

"You're ......!" The bandaged man patiently watched the boatman do the whole set of movements slowly, but finally got such an answer, which made him suddenly angry, and after he turned over and dismounted, he seemed to be about to punch someone.

"Zhao Bao!" Another man in black on horseback turned over and dismounted as he spoke.

"Brother Tiger!" It turned out that this bandage man was Zhao Bao who was cleaned up by Liu Qianli and Ling Yueyuan in Wuhua Town. He seemed to be in awe of the man named Wang Hu, but he stopped when he heard the other party shout, but he was still a little angry: "That bastard is playing with us!" ”

"Time is limited, so there are fewer more branches." Wang Hu spoke to restrain Zhao Bao's impulse, walked up to the boatman, and made a straightforward offer: "Double the price, send us across the river." ”

The boatman's brow flicked, and he was already a little moved, but he looked at the four tall horses on the other side, and he couldn't help but hesitate: "You still have four horses...... We're just two of us now. ”

"How about two and a half times? If it were tomorrow, you wouldn't be able to get this business. Wang Hu simply showed the reserve price.

"Okay, but I'll have to make two trips back and forth." The boatman felt that this price was enough to extinguish the unhappiness in Shicai's heart, so he stood up and called to the other boatman behind him: "Lao Li, untie the rope, the last ferry tonight!" ”

"Hey!" Lao Li responded, and then got up and prepared the ferry with the boatman.

Seeing the two boatmen walking away, Zhao Bao was still a little unhappy, so he muttered to Wang Hu: "Brother Tiger, why do you have to be so polite, if you want to change to usual, you have to crush this deflated three!" ”

"You also know that it's usual, and it's now. Can you cross the river on horseback? Wang Hu snorted and said: "What's more, there is a big business to do in Yuepu this time, what are these small money?" ”

Zhao Bao's eyes lit up when he heard this. He still remembered Wang Hu's proud look after returning from Qingyuan, so he couldn't help but say tentatively: "...... Bigger than Qingyuan's single? ”

"Needless to say? It's enough for us to have a good time for a while. Ha ha! So we have to meet up with the brothers over there as soon as possible......" After Wang Hu laughed for a while, he suddenly seemed to remember something, so he turned to ask: "What the shopkeeper said is that some important bills and documents have been taken away by that stinky boy...... But really? ”

"It should be...... But, hey, Brother Hu, I was in a coma at that time, and I didn't ......see it with my own eyes" Zhao Bao pretended to be unconscious that day, but in fact, he also knew that Ling Yueyuan had already burned all the bills and documents in the pawnshop, and naturally knew that the shopkeeper Wang had deducted the basin on Ling Yueyuan's head in order to shirk his responsibility. But he also has a ghost in his heart, so naturally he doesn't dare to tell the truth, anyway, no one knows, right?

"This kid is really arrogant enough to dare to smash the field of the Guanghong Gang...... Are you sure you remember what he looks like? Wang Hu also wondered in his heart that Ling Yueyuan was just robbing money, what was he doing robbing bills and documents? However, since the shopkeeper Wang said something in tears, he had to investigate it, so as to give an explanation to Boss Qian. If the king's shopkeeper is talking nonsense...... That's got to peel off a layer of his skin!

"Remember, remember, even if he turns to ashes." Zhao Bao did his homework, and reported again with confidence: "I heard that the kid was following an ox cart, and the old man who was driving the cart seems to be going to Yuepu...... Just on the same road! And our horses are fast, they are slow, and they will definitely catch up! Then we will teach this boy a good lesson! ”

"Hmph, didn't you say that he knew sorcery and suffered his own losses? If you encounter it, be careful! Wang Hu can't get used to Zhao Bao's smug look, this guy is this virtue, and he will always lose......

"Got it, Brother Tiger." Zhao Bao bowed his head and humbly accepted criticism.

After a while, the boatmen were ready to ferry. So, Wang Hu and others began to divide into two groups and take turns to cross the river.

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After Lin Xinyin thanked the audience, she turned around and hurriedly picked up the scabbard that had fallen to the ground and was no longer warm, and took all the light of the night into it, and then quickly retreated from the photo gate backstage.

She was in a very urgent mood now, she just stood in the background for a while, and didn't even sit down to rest for a while, then explained her thoughts to Liu Qianli beside her concisely, and then she was about to leave.

"Xinyin should be very tired, why don't you take a nap first? Maybe there will be awards next. Liu Qianli looked at the remaining sweat stains on her forehead and the slightly pale complexion, knowing that the sword dance just now had consumed a lot of her strength, and now she was just supporting herself with the spirit that had not yet collapsed. So he was also a little worried, not to mention that this event should not last long, why didn't she take the opportunity to rest for a while?

"Nope. I'd like to go to the pier first. Moreover, aren't there still seven or eight people in the back who didn't come to power? Time should be in time. Lin Xinyin looked at the undebuted contestants on the other side with different looks, and secretly estimated the time, feeling that if everyone was performing for about half an hour, then she should be able to return to the backstage before the end of the event.

But she didn't know that the sword dance just now not only attracted the audience, but also attracted the onlookers of other players backstage. When she put away her sword, in the thunderous cheers and applause in the square, most of the people in the background also retreated in their hearts. Just because every sensitive woman can vaguely perceive that tonight's stage seems to be just for her, the gentle moonlight is only for her, the bright lights are only for her, and even the light evening breeze seems to be only for her......

Liu Qianli also sensitively received the subtle emotions that permeated the backstage, knowing that when Lin Xinyin's sword dance ended, tonight's game had actually ended. Zhuyu first, how many people will go to watch the follow-up performance seriously? Who can sing and dance on stage without distraction? So this tournament certainly won't last long. Didn't Lin Xinyin feel this special situation? But when he saw that she had made up her mind, he didn't want to stop her much.

However, someone needs to stay behind to keep the stall, right? What's more, Lin Xinyin is going out to do private affairs, and it is inconvenient for Liu Qianli to follow him, so he said: "Then I'll stay here, Xinyin go and come back quickly." ”

"Okay, thanks." Lin Xinyin replied gratefully, put the Longquan Sword that was in the way on the dresser, and hurriedly ran to the back door.

It was a small, inconspicuous wooden door that was fastened by a single chain. The chain was rusty and mottled, and it hadn't been removed for a long time. Perhaps this gate has not been opened since the day it was built. But this is not a problem for Lin Xinyin at all. She quietly summoned the Ye Mei Sword, and with a slight slash of silver light, the broken iron chain crashed to the ground in the flickering firelight.

She pushed open the creaking door, frowned through the flying dust mist, and walked a few steps down the steps to feel the cool night breeze and fresh air blowing in her face.

It turned out that there was a long open space between the back wall of the stage and the wall of the alley in front of it, which looked like an inaccessible alley. The exits on the left and right sides of this particular alley should be around the stage leading to the square ahead. She stood on top of the clearing, and through the thick walls behind her, she could hear the noise coming from the square.

She had foreseen that if she looked forward from the conspicuous exit, she would be as if she were standing on the stage and looking forward, and there would be a crowd of black oppressors. Is there another exit? There must be! Or the wind? She groped her way up and down the wall in front of her for a while, and finally found a narrow doorway in the front left wall, and looked down the doorway to a narrow black alley.

Where does this alley lead? Lin Xinyin didn't know. But she guessed it couldn't be a dead end. Because the entrance she had now found that could only allow one person to pass sideways was very hidden, not even a regular door, and the uneven corners of the dusty masonry on both sides looked more like a large crack in the wall. What would the entrance and exit of that alley look like?

Then, she roughly analyzed where she was. She knew that the stage was located due west, and the pier outside the town was to the north, so if she entered the alley, she might be able to return to the place near the entrance of the town if she walked diagonally in the direction of the front right!

After thinking about it, she lifted the hem of her skirt and carefully moved sideways, inch by inch, through the narrow doorway, for fear that the black, gray and gray masonry water chestnut would cut through the rather expensive dress on her body.

After stepping into the alley, she lowered her head and turned her body a few times, checked the dress on her body again, and after making sure that she was okay, she ran down the alley with confidence.

The alley was so quiet that only the sound of her own footsteps remained, perhaps because the residents of the neighborhood were all crowded into the square at the moment. The alley was also unexpectedly long and curved, like a meandering stream compared to the boiling ocean behind it.

I don't know how long she ran in this quiet and narrow space, but when Lin Xinyin noticed that the alley was longer than she imagined, she gradually slowed down to save her strength. She gasped and hurried, crossing one intersection after another, and walking through one alley after another, although she still remembered her position and the direction she was going, she was a little confused after a long detour. She walked alone on this dim and narrow path, and suddenly had the illusion of traveling through a time and space tunnel, and at the end of this tunnel, would there be the scene she was looking forward to?

Fortunately, after some more time, she finally saw the hazy lights flickering at a certain intersection. The light was brilliant for an alley lit by moonlight, and she ran towards the light with great excitement.

As soon as she exited the intersection, she found herself on another large, illuminated street, but there were few people around.

This is not a square. When the breeze blew through her face and woke her dizzy head in the winding alley, she finally reacted: this is near the entrance of the town, she has finally arrived!

She walked briskly out of town in delight. After taking a few steps, she saw from a distance that there seemed to be a petite figure standing in the dim light in front of her, who was that? Who are you waiting for?

After walking a little further, the little figure seemed to have spotted her. After a while, there was a crisp sound of children's voices.

"Sister!"

Lin Xinyin recognized this immature voice, wasn't that Ah Miao? She saw that Ah Miao didn't look like she was setting up a stall, so what was she standing here for?

"Ah Miao? What are you doing here? Lin Xinyin asked curiously.

"Sister, it turns out that you are still here!" Ah Miao did not immediately answer Lin Xinyin's question. She carefully looked at the newly-dressed girl in front of her, and her eyes were full of surprise and envy: "Sister is so beautiful today!" Could it be that the person who danced the sword on the stage just now is my sister?! ”

"Huh." Lin Xinyin didn't have the heart to talk to Ah Miao in detail now, she smiled and said goodbye perfunctorily: "Ah Miao doesn't go to the square to go shopping?" Well, I've got some things to do, so I'll go first......"

"I still have to wait for someone to ......" Ah Miao said her purpose here, and when she saw Lin Xinyin hurriedly about to leave, she hurriedly shouted: "That's right, sister!" Sister! I just saw the brother my sister was looking for! ”

"What?!" Lin Xinyin's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and she immediately stopped her steps, so nervous that her tone became flustered: "Really? Ah Miao! It's true? Tell me about it! ”

Ah Miao was almost startled by Lin Xinyin's urgent expression, she recalled it carefully, and then told in detail about the hurried encounter in the square. However, she didn't know Ling Yueyuan's specific whereabouts, but vaguely guessed that he might have gone to the docks.

Lin Xinyin, whose heartbeat was getting louder and louder, tried her best to concentrate her spirit and listen to every sentence clearly, but she couldn't help but miss some information while being nervous, despite this, judging from the character characteristics described by Ah Miao, she could also guess that the woman with the butterfly whiskers must be Ouyang Xiaoling, and the young man who was traveling with her might be Ling Yueyuan! Although Miao said that he was not wearing a torn shirt with random stitching on the placket, it is possible that he had changed into a new one!

It had to be him, it had to be him...... He's here tonight! Lin Xinyin felt that her whole body had become light as if she had been relieved of her burden, and when she heard that Ling Yueyuan might have gone to the dock, she couldn't wait to leave.

"Thank you, Miao, thank you!" Before she could finish speaking, she was already a few steps away. She felt as if she wanted to fly away with wings in her heart, and even though she was already running, she still felt that she was running too slowly, and she was afraid that she would waste too much time, so she immediately activated the pupil technique again. Even if the consumption of almost dry physical strength is only to save so many seconds, she is willing to do it at the moment, just because she is afraid that she will miss her shoulders because of these few seconds.

In this quiet moment, she suddenly had the feeling of riding the wind. So, can she catch up with the wind as fast?

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"Huh?" Ah Miao was stunned to realize that after a while, Lin Xinyin in front of him disappeared. She turned her head to look around, but saw that Lin Xinyin's figure had disappeared out of the town in an incredible way.

"Sister, sister! The pier is on the other side of the square...... "Ah Miao didn't understand how Lin Xinyin could run out of the town instead, she hurriedly shouted loudly, however, Lin Xinyin couldn't hear her voice anymore.

"Oops!" Ah Miao was so angry that she stomped her feet, the Ling Yueyuan she met in the square was like that, and the Lin Xinyin she met now was like this, are these two destined to let Lao Yan fly apart?!

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Although Ah Miao wanted to catch up with Lin Xinyin and tell her that she had run in the wrong direction, she was only in a daze for a while, and she couldn't see Lin Xinyin at all, and she didn't know where she ran outside the town. Moreover, at the moment, she also has someone she is looking for.

And where is the person Miao is looking for? She had inquired with many people in the square just now, and speculated that he might be about to leave Xinyang Town, and the Rongjiang ferry had also stopped, so she hurriedly ran to wait near the entrance of this town.

After waiting a little longer, she squatted on the ground boredly and played with pebbles. Then she used the stones on the ground as darts, and shot at the lanterns hanging on the trees by the roadside, and in this dim light, she also shot out a few small lights.

Ah Miao, who was happily throwing, decided to continue to challenge the limit, so he stood up and turned around, and without thinking about it, he used all his strength to throw the stone in his hand towards a lamp in the distance.

With a clatter, the stone flew along the street leading to the square, and at that moment, a man carrying a wooden box appeared on the street.

"Ahh Ah Miao couldn't help but scream: I'm going to hit innocent passers-by!

Unexpectedly, the man's reaction was very sensitive, and while he walked without stopping, he immediately raised his arm and stretched out two fingers, and under this dim light, he caught the flying stone with ease, like picking peanuts from a stationary plate.

After the man caught the stone, he also looked at it curiously, he really didn't know if he didn't know it, and he was shocked when he saw it: what a big stone! He glanced forward, and saw Ah Miao standing in a daze, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Ah Miao, do you want to kill me......"

"Uncle Zhang!" Ah Miao had recognized the person, and shouted happily, so he hurried to the man's side, looked at the box he was carrying, and asked carefully, "Was it okay just now...... Ah, Uncle Zhang is leaving tonight? ”

"It's okay, it's okay." Zhang Li threw away the stone in his hand and said with a smile: "Yes, I'll leave tonight...... I've been here long enough. ”

"......" Ah Miao bit his lip and was silent for a while, then raised his head and said in a resolute tone: "Take me with you." ”

Zhang Li stared at Ah Miao in surprise, looking at her as if she was laughing, but he still comforted her first: "What grievances have you suffered again?" Don't be too impulsive. You're still young......"

"I'm not small." Ah Miao pouted, raised his foot and kicked a pebble, as if kicking away the last emotion for this town: "I don't want to stay in this small place to sell mulberry cakes all the time, from the age of ten to the age of 100...... I want to see the outside world and breathe a different air. ”

"All the air in the world is the same." Zhang Li seemed to see through Ah Miao's fantasy head, so he said meaningfully, but he didn't point out how the air was the same. He then smiled and persuaded: "Besides, what's good outside, especially with a sloppy person like me, who eats and sleeps, has no fixed place to live, or even has no food...... At least Miao has her own home and mother here, isn't it? ”

"It's not my home, and that person isn't my mother...... No matter where, it's fundamentally the same for me. Ah Miao said resolutely: "Anyway, I have made up my mind tonight, even if you don't take me away, then I will go by myself." ”

Speaking of this, Ah Miao found that Zhang Li seemed to have some doubts, so he took out the small money bag in his arms and shook it and said, "Look, I still have some travel expenses!" But what about ......" she thought for a while, and then pretended to be pitiful with a bitter brow, and said with big eyes blinking and blinking: "But ah, if I run out alone without relatives and for no reason, maybe I will be deceived by bad people, maybe I will be robbed by thieves, maybe I will be abducted and sold by human traffickers, or even sold to a brothel, so what can I do......"

Zhang Li couldn't laugh or cry. With her current stone-throwing skills, who would dare to provoke her easily? He also knows a little about Ah Miao's family background, and knows that all the income from selling cakes has to be handed over, how did she get her savings? He didn't know that Ah Miao's money was a windfall from reselling information. Although he was a little sympathetic to Ah Miao, he didn't want to bear the charge of abducting the girl without explanation, so he put on a straight face and said solemnly: "Don't make trouble, go back quickly......

"I don't!" Ah Miao shouted loudly, as if he had exhausted all his strength. At this moment, she is like a stone that no one can throw away.

Zhang Li was stunned for a moment. He had some understanding of Ah Miao's stubbornness, and he knew that it would be difficult to get out tonight, so he couldn't help but sigh. He has been alone for so many years, and it is inevitable that there will be times when he feels lonely, but after thinking about it, he still first stated the difficulty of making a living on the road: "Ah Miao, you also know that Uncle Zhang is just a Jianghu man who sells art along the way. It's not as easy as going on an outing. ”

Ah Miao saw that Zhang Li was starting to soften, so he hurriedly seized the opportunity to get closer, put on a smiling face and said happily: "It's better to sell art along the way, at least you can see the scenery of various places, it's better than sitting here like a stone and selling cakes for a lifetime!" Come, Uncle Zhang, I'll help you carry the suitcase......"

"I'll just do it myself...... Hehe. Zhang Li's eyes revealed a hint of tenderness, and his smile became warmer. Although his smile had been a signature on his face since the day he decided to act like an ascetic, the smile at this moment tonight was very different. Is it because the lively little girl next to him touches some heartstrings that have been deep in his heart for a long time? He didn't know either. Maybe it's because after so many years, he doesn't want to remember those past events anymore.

Ah Miao didn't know what Zhang Li had in mind and the past, she would be so happy that she was like a bird that had regained her life, jumping and following him, while jumping and tilting her head to think about the future: "Hmm! Where are you going to go after that? For example, for example...... Huh, Chang'an? Yes, has Uncle Zhang ever been to Chang'an! I heard that it is the largest city in the world...... "She happily fantasized about the future trip, completely forgetting Zhang Li's reminder, as if this trip was really just an outing.

"Chang'an ......?" Zhang Li was stunned for a moment, as if immersed in the memories of a certain past, and then muttered after a while: "Chang'an is good." If you have the chance, you should go back and check it out. ”

"Really?" Miao was overjoyed, jumped a few steps forward excitedly, and swore loudly to the night sky: "Then let's go immediately!" Target Chang'an, go! ”

"Hehe, then you have to go to Wuhua Town first, then to Qingyuan, and then you have to go north to Hunan ...... It's a long way to go! Zhang Li smiled and shook his head. He looked at the back of the petite and lively girl in front of him, but a feeling welled up in his heart that even he couldn't explain.

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