Chapter 054: Return to Haoyang City
The rest of the trip was unexpectedly smooth. With Luo Cheng and his father's pressure, those robbers did not dare to attack the transport team, so the transport team traveled all the way at a very fast speed.
Zhu Shuai was still following the back of the convoy, wanting to listen to the guards tell him some anecdotes. But the guards' attitude towards Zhu Shuai has changed greatly from before, and their tone is full of respect, no longer as casual as before. This made Zhu Shuai feel a little unhappy.
It's Edelweiss, these days it's still pestering Zhu Shuai, not even sitting in the carriage, mixing with Zhu Shuai all day long, and Zhu Shuai keeps talking about his experience.
For this, Zhu Shuai was also a little helpless. These days of getting along, Zhu Shuai has already regarded Edelweiss as a good sister, or a confidante, but Zhu Shuai does not dare to go further in this relationship.
The speed of the convoy was very fast, and after only ten days, it had reached the boundary of Nanmo City.
The destination of the convoy has arrived, and Zhu Shuai's father and son and the Luo family are also going to say goodbye.
Standing outside the city gate of Nanmo City, his father bowed his hand towards Luo Chengluo, and said with a smile: "Brother Luo Cheng, thank you for your care along the way, now that we have arrived in Nanmo City, we should also say goodbye." ”
Luo Cheng also returned the salute, and said with a hearty smile: "Brother Zhu Qing, I should thank you, if it weren't for your father and son, our transport team would have suffered heavy losses, don't say anything else, if there are any difficulties in the future, just come to the Luo family in the imperial capital to find me, you brother, I Luo admit it!"
"Haha, then thank you Brother Luo Cheng, if you have trouble in the future, you will definitely trouble Big Brother. Well, we'll meet later!" said the father with a smile, turning to leave.
At this time, the silent Edelweiss on the side suddenly stepped forward, with a slight splash in his eyes, and said reluctantly: "Brother Zhu Shuai, if you have time in the future, you must come to the imperial capital to find me!"
Looking at Edelweiss's pitiful expression, the father sighed lightly and stepped aside. Zhu Shuai looked at the edelweiss with affection in his eyes, and a touch of guilt instantly appeared. These days, Edelweiss cares about herself, and she keeps it in mind, but there are some things that can't go as people want.
"Sister Edelweiss, thank you for taking care of me these days, if there is a fate, I will definitely repay you. Zhu Shuai said apologetically.
"Well, don't forget me, I'll wait for you in the imperial capital. By the way, this one is for you. Edelweiss said, took out a white handkerchief from her bosom, and handed it to Zhu Shuai.
Zhu Shuai took the white handkerchief, looking at the word edelweiss embroidered on the corner of the handkerchief, an indescribable emotion kept permeating his heart. He took out a crystal ball from the ring and handed it to Edelweiss.
"Sister Edelweiss, I don't have anything particularly precious to give you, this is the refining method of the two-star talisman return talisman, I hope you will enter the ranks of the two-star talisman master as soon as possible. Zhu Shuai said with a smile.
Edelweiss quickly took the crystal ball and carefully placed it in the ring.
"Sister Edelweiss, goodbye!"
"Brother Zhu Shuai, be careful all the way!"
After greeting the edelweiss, Zhu Shuai turned around and left without looking back. He didn't dare to look back, he was afraid that when he turned back, he would be overwhelmed when he saw the tears on Edelweiss's face.
Haoyang City is far from Nanmo City, and it will be possible to arrive in two days, Zhu Shuai followed his father, and the picture of Jing'er and Edelweiss kept appearing in his mind, and he walked subconsciously.
Suddenly, the father on the side asked, "Shuai'er, what do you think is the basis for two people to be together?"
Listening to his father's words, Zhu Shuai was suddenly stunned. Yes, what is the basis for two people to be together? Is it love? I have never thought about this question.
Since childhood, Zhu Shuai and Jing'er have been childhood sweethearts, mingling all day long, and there is no distinction between you and me, so Zhu Shuai will only spend his life with Jing'er in his subconscious. I didn't think about what love was.
But the appearance of edelweiss made Zhu Shuai feel a little uneasy in his heart. Zhu Shuai found that after getting along these days, he also had a desire to protect Edelweiss. It's only because of Jing'er that I forcibly suppressed that feeling in my heart, could it be that I also have some feelings for Edelweiss?
However, can love be shared? On the Bright Continent, there are not a few people with three wives and four concubines, and there is love between them?
Zhu Shuai felt a little flustered.
"I think that when two people are together, they can support each other, appreciate each other, make each other happy and happy, this is love. Seeing that Zhu Shuai was silent, the father on the side said: "Just like your mother and I, from the first time we met, we identified each other, and after that, we tried our best to make ourselves better and make each other happier, I think this is love." ”
"What kind of love can't be shared, it's all empty, you think they are good to you and like you, you just find a way to be nice to them, and find a way to make them happy. Besides, even if two people love each other, they may not be able to be together in the end, as long as they are together, they are happy. ”
When my father said this, he said no more.
Zhu Shuai kept thinking about it in his mind, but until he arrived in Haoyang City, he didn't understand what love was, and what should be counted between himself and Edelweiss.
However, Zhu Shuai is sure that Jing'er and Edelweiss don't want them to be hurt, and they both want them to be happy.
Shaking his confused head, Zhu Shuai decided not to think about this problem anymore, no matter what, he is still young, and besides, there are more difficult tasks on his body.
As a second-rate city in the Dirk Empire, Haoyang City is not as large as Rock City and Moye City, but it is also much larger than Xiumu City.
Since Zhu Shuai had already obtained the Charmer Badge at this time, Zhu Shuai and his father entered Haoyang City through the specific Charmer Passage very smoothly. What surprised Zhu Shuai was that the soldiers guarding the city were still holding a portrait in their hands, constantly checking the passers-by, and on the portrait, there was still the man with a beautiful face.
It seems that this man's strength is extraordinary, and more than a month has passed, and the empire has not yet arrested him.
Following his father into Haoyang City, his father looked at the familiar pictures around him and took a deep breath. Zhu Shuai looked at his father with a face full of remembrance, and his eyes were also full of determination.
More than ten years ago, my father came out of here sadly, and now that he has returned to this place, he will not let his father suffer any grievances, and he will also remember his mother's hatred.
Looking at the buildings on both sides, Zhu Shuai followed his father and slowly walked in the noisy Haoyang City. Along the way, Zhu Shuai found that most of the shops on both sides were printed with the word "Han", and there were very few shops printed with the word "Zhu".
It seems that the situation of the Zhu family in Haoyang City is not optimistic.
After walking in the city with his father for a long time, Zhu Shuai saw a magnificent mansion, with a slightly quaint wooden plaque hanging horizontally in front of the house, on which were written two big characters like dragons flying and phoenixes dancing.
Zhu Mansion!
Father's face was slightly excited, and he raised his legs and stepped into the gate of Zhu's mansion. At this time, several big men in gray robes suddenly jumped out from both sides, blocking the way between Zhu Shuai and his father.
"Whoever comes, report it by name!" said one of the big men.
Father smiled helplessly, after leaving here for more than ten years, the people of the Zhu family seem to have forgotten themselves.
took out the token of the Zhu family from his arms and handed it to the big man, and his father said slowly: "Zhu family, Zhu Qing!"
Hearing his father say this, the big man was stunned for a moment, looked at his father a few times suspiciously, and said: "It turned out to be Brother Zhu Qing, when you left the family, I was still young, Brother Zhu Qing is more forgiving, I will go and inform the patriarch." ”
With that, the big man took the token and ran towards the backyard.
Not long after, an old man with gray hair hurried over, looked at his father standing in front of the door, and suddenly a touch of old tears flowed, and his face was full of excitement. The person who came, it should be his grandfather, Zhu Long!
"The child is not filial, and now he has come back to visit his father. Seeing the old man, the father finally couldn't bear it anymore, tears slipped from his eyes, he knelt on his knees, and said in a choked voice.
"It's good to be back, it's good to be back. I thought that because of what happened back then, you would hold a grudge against me and never come back again. With tears in his eyes, the old man helped his father up and said excitedly.
"The father was not at fault for what happened back then, and over the years, the child also missed his father very much, but the child has never had the courage to return to this sad place, so he only came back to visit his father now. Father said tremblingly.
"Hey, silly boy, more than ten years have passed, and some things should be put down. Let's go back to the house first. As the old man spoke, he pulled his father towards the backyard, and Zhu Shuai followed closely.
All the way to the conference hall, my father and grandfather sat down, and then slowly talked about what had happened over the years. And Zhu Shuai, under the introduction of his father, officially bowed to his grandfather.
The news of his father's return soon spread throughout the Zhu family. Not long after, some core figures of the Zhu family appeared in the conference hall one after another.
Zhu Shuai stood behind his father, looking at these unfamiliar faces, silent. Most of these people are related to themselves, but the matter of their mother back then was related to many people here, so Zhu Shuai did not have the slightest family affection for them.
Soon, the conference hall was full, and Zhu Shuai found that Zhu Ming and Zhu Rong, who went to Xiumu City to find him that day, were also among them. Zhu Ming's identity does not seem to be low in the family, sitting alone, and Zhu Rong is standing behind a man with fine eyes.
Seeing that most of the core personnel in the family were in place, the grandfather who was sitting in the first seat said: "Today, I will summon you here to announce that my eldest son, Zhu Qing, has finally returned after more than ten years away from home, which makes the old man so excited!"
After Grandpa said a word, the people in the conference hall began to talk about it, some of them hugged their fists to their father to talk about the past, and some of them whispered to each other, not knowing what they were secretly saying.
"It's really nice that the eldest brother can come back, but the eldest brother is coming back this time, I'm afraid it's not just to celebrate my father's birthday!" At this time, the man sitting in front of Zhu Rong suddenly spoke.