[Twenty years ago] Yuguo, Linglan City.

It's almost noon, the weather is so hot that it seems to scorch people, but the streets are full of people doing business, and the bustle of the big city seems to never stop. The carriage passed through the busiest streets of the city, and the little boy in the carriage stuck his head out from time to time to look curiously.

"Sister, Ling Lan City is really lively!" Yamasuke said with some excitement, this was his first time in the city, and the small mountain village they lived in was so poor that he couldn't imagine that there would be such a prosperous scene outside the mountain.

"Wow, there are so many people selling things here, it would be nice if we could live here!" he leaned on the window with his two little hands on his cheeks, and looked at the traffic outside the window with envy.

The carriage stopped, and the boy jumped out of it eagerly, but was suddenly struck by the sight before him—a mansion as majestic as a mountain of flames, with a layer of crystal clear agate stone on the surface of the walls of the house, on which the sunlight shone brightly with a bright red halo. The guards guarding the door were wearing red armor and standing on both sides of the main gate with tasseled guns in their hands, looking quite majestic, and Sansuke looked up at the plaque of the house, which was engraved with two large golden characters - Han Fu.

"How much is it?"

"Seventy silver coins. ”

Xia Yuqian handed the money to the coachman, got out of the car with her luggage and came to her younger brother, both sisters and brothers opened their mouths, stopped and looked up at the mansion in front of them in a daze, and they could see their gods.

"Sister...... Is this the home of Brother Ling Xiao?"

"Right...... That's right. She nodded her head in a daze, but her eyes seemed to be frozen, and after a long time, she came back to her senses, took her brother's hand, and walked up the steps.

"Who are you looking for?" the gatekeeper was tall and loud, and Sansuke shuddered at him.

Xia Yuqian subconsciously hugged her younger brother, bowed deeply to the guard, and said respectfully: "Hello, I'm looking for Young Master Ling Xiao, I'm his friend, this is what he gave me, and I want you to go in and report it." She said as she pulled out a Hanfu token from her pocket.

The guard looked the siblings up and down with a little hesitation—they looked poor, their clothes tattered, and their shoes frayed.

His gaze returned to the girl, she looked very spiritual, giving people a sense of unforgettable, her clear eyes shone with a soft crystalline light, her voice sounded like the melodious chirping of a thrush, and her black curls were tied with a washed and somewhat whitish green silk ribbon, like an elf from the forest.

The guard was a little reluctant to refuse, and hesitated for a moment before saying to her, "Young Master Ling Xiao may be practicing now, but I can go in and help you inform you, you can wait here for a while." ”

"Okay, I'm sorry for you!" she looked at him gratefully.

There was a loud noise in the Martial Arts Pavilion, and Han Lingxiao lay on the ground a little overwhelmed, sweat soaking his hair.

"Oh no, brother, let me rest for a while!"

He panted and looked at the young man in front of him, who was still full of energy, and begged for mercy.

"It's not good at this level, you kid really hasn't grown at all," Han Yifeng sighed and looked at him and shook his head repeatedly, "Third brother, you have to work hard, you will be an adult in a few months, if you are still like this, you can't do it now." ”

"Second brother, don't worry!" he laboriously patted the ground beside him and beckoned to him, as if he was too tired to speak, "Quick, sit down and rest for a while......"

"I'm not tired!" Han Yifeng looked at his exhausted appearance and felt a little proud in his heart, but he still frowned and urged: "You kid have rested enough, get up quickly, let's continue to fight." ”

"It's time to eat!" Han Lingxiao looked on his back to the sky, looking grief-stricken.

"Third Young Master, someone is looking for you outside the gate!" the guard shouted from the door.

"Looking for me?"

"The subordinate didn't ask for her name, but she came with your token, a little girl of fifteen or sixteen, and her brother ......"

Before the guard's words were finished, Han Lingxiao had already rushed out of the Martial Arts Pavilion.

"Sister, why have you waited so long, and Brother Ling Xiao hasn't come out yet?" Sansuke complained impatiently, the sun was so hot at this time that his clothes were already soaked. The siblings squatted in a small shady area under the translucent red agate lion beside the gate.

"Wait a little longer, Brother Ling Xiao must be very busy now, we have to be patient. She said as she wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Yuqian!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Xia Yuqian immediately turned her head away, and at a glance saw a glowing young man standing in the sun with white skin. Han Lingxiao unconsciously showed a bright smile when he saw her.

"It's been a hard journey," he said, picking up their luggage, "Come on, let's talk about something in the house!"

Xia Yuqian led Shan Zhu to follow behind Han Lingxiao, and along the way Shan Zhu looked around curiously, Han Mansion was like a beautiful big garden, with golden cinnamon fragrance, peonies full of halls, two-color water lilies stacked on the water like jade plates, and the sunlight reflected down through the gaps in the dense bamboo forest, shining with golden light on the stone road. The servants who came and went all had ruddy faces, holding jade plates and gold boxes in their hands, and when they saw the young master, they stopped to salute, and they didn't forget to look curiously at the two poor children who followed behind the young master.

"Xiaoqian, are you doing well during my brother's absence?"

"The family is still the same as before, although it is not rich, everyone can still have enough to eat. ”

"That's good, if you have any difficulties, tell me, and I'll do my best to help everyone. ”

"Hmm......" Xia Yuqian heard him say this, and she was a little speechless.

"By the way, does my eldest brother still open a bookstore in the town next to the village?"

"Young Master Shaokun seems to be quite busy recently, so the bookstore is closed......"

"Really?" Han Lingxiao asked with some surprise, "What about you?"

"He told me to go home and rest for a few days, but I was paid for my ......."

"Haha, that's nature, how can he bear to treat you badly!But I haven't seen that guy for a long time, and I really miss him!"

Han Lingxiao handed over the luggage to the servants, turned to the two sisters and brothers, and said, "Hungry, let's go eat something first." ”

"Brother Ling Xiao, your family is so generous!" Yamasuke exclaimed, "If only our Hongshan Village could catch up with half of your family's wealth......

"Haha, if you want to come, I'm always welcome here!" Han Lingxiao said with a smile.