Although she only heard a few words, Ji Ruoxue could already be sure that the old man here was definitely not as simple as an ordinary old man. This has nothing to do with the old man's dress and living environment, purely because the old man's own temperament is very extraordinary, and even a very strange thought appeared in Ji Ruoxue's heart, this old man is somewhat similar to the temperament of her master, Dao Sword Immortal Ou Yezi, but this idea was vetoed by Ji Ruoxue herself as soon as it appeared, although the old man's temperament is extraordinary, but it is still a little too exaggerated to compare him with Dao Sword Immortal.

Seeing that the old man fell asleep under the eaves, Ji Ruoxue couldn't help but be a little worried, for fear that the old man would be frozen out of the cold weather, Ji Ruoxue originally wanted to wake up the old man and help him into the house to sleep, but no matter how she shouted and pushed, the old man still didn't react at all...... Taking a closer look, Ji Ruoxue realized that the old man was not asleep, but drunk.

Ji Ruoxue had no choice but to go into the old man's room and take out a quilt to cover the old man, and add some firewood to the stove where the chicken soup had just been cooked...... It was only when the old man's face was flushed and his breathing was smooth that Ji Ruoxue temporarily put her mind at ease, turned around and went to fill herself with a bowl of chicken soup from the casserole. Ji Ruoxue scooped up the chicken soup spoonful by spoon and put it into her mouth, and a happy smile appeared on her face...... Soon, the chicken soup in the casserole was drunk by Ji Ruoxue, Ji Ruoxue patted her stomach and showed a satisfied expression, she really likes to drink chicken soup.

Although the chicken soup was finished, the old man was still asleep. Ji Ruoxue took out the silver ticket on her body and pressed it on the table for the old man, she wanted to leave just like that, but when she walked to the gate of the courtyard, she suddenly remembered that the old man had said that chicken soup was not for sale...... So, Ji Ruoxue turned around and put away the silver ticket. "However, you can't let the old man invite himself to drink chicken soup for no reason, right? At the very least, you have to wait until the old man wakes up and says thank you......" Ji Ruoxue thought so, so she walked to the stove and sat down.

The flickering flames in the furnace resemble a gorgeous butterfly...... Ji Ruoxue stared at the flames and was fascinated, and she fell asleep unconsciously.

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When Ji Ruoxue woke up again, she found that she was sleeping on the bed, and then she smelled a faint smell of food...... Before she could think about it, she heard the old man's voice come in: "When you wake up, hurry out and prepare for breakfast." ”

When Ji Ruoxue finished washing up and walked out of the door, she found that it was the morning of the second day, and the old man didn't know when he got up, and he was making breakfast for the two of them in the kitchen at this time...... And the elk Xiaohua didn't know when she came into the yard, and was sleeping in the corner at the moment.

"Thank you, old man! Then, I'm sorry to you, I may have been too sleepy yesterday, that's why I slept so hard......" Ji Ruoxue thanked the old man first and then apologized.

The thanks were because the old man invited her to drink chicken soup, and the apology was because she remembered that she had fallen asleep by the fire last night and was in the house when she woke up...... She really didn't know that she would sleep so dead last night that she didn't even know when she was sent to the house.

After listening to Ji Ruoxue's words, the old man said without looking back: "You should apologize, I won't say anything about inviting you to dinner, old man, you didn't even help the old man wash the bowl...... I'll keep the bowl for you last night, wait for the end of the meal, you can wash it together! ”

Ji Ruoxue stuck out her tongue in embarrassment when she heard this, and finally she was embarrassed to say the fact that she couldn't wash the dishes, and promised in her mouth: "Okay, I'll wash the dishes later." ”

"Come on, let's eat noodles first!" The old man turned around, holding two bowls of noodles in his hands.

Ji Ruoxue took the noodles but didn't move the chopsticks, she looked at the old man with shame on her face, she really felt that she was a little incompetent, the old man had to cook for herself when he was old, and she couldn't even help the old man wash a bowl.

After eating a bite of noodles, the old man saw that Ji Ruoxue hadn't moved his chopsticks yet, and couldn't help but be a little strange, "What, you don't like to eat noodles?" ”

"No, it's just...... Xue'er ......, "Ji Ruoxue is a little distracted.

When the old man saw her like this, he already knew what she was thinking, and smiled and said, "Eat noodles quickly, it won't taste good when the meeting is in the lump." ”

"Old man, I ......"

"Eat noodles first, don't let down my hard work all morning." The old man saw that Ji Ruoxue was still like this, so he pretended to be dissatisfied.

Ji Ruoxue saw that the old man was angry, so she hurriedly picked up chopsticks and began to eat noodles.

"How? Is it delicious? ”

"It's delicious, the noodles you made are so delicious, old man." Ji Ruoxue muttered noodles and praised the old man's cooking skills.

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After the two finished eating the noodles, Ji Ruoxue hurriedly packed up the dishes and chopsticks of the two and went to the kitchen, and the old man smiled when he saw this.

But soon, he heard the sound of porcelain bowls breaking from the kitchen, and the old man hurriedly came to the kitchen after listening to the sound.

Ji Ruoxue looked at the broken bowl on the ground, and then at the old man leaning against the kitchen door frame, and explained with embarrassment: "The bowl is a little slippery......"

After the old man looked at the broken bowl on the ground and Ji Ruoxue's embarrassment, he also reacted, "It turns out that this girl really doesn't know how to wash dishes?" ”

"Come on, I'll teach you how to wash the dishes." The old man rolled up his sleeves as he spoke, walked up to Ji Ruoxue and said, "The chicken fat on this bowl last night has solidified, and it can't be washed with cold water, you have to heat the water first......"

Under the old man's hands-on teaching, Ji Ruoxue finally learned to wash dishes.

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After everything was cleaned up, Ji Ruoxue said goodbye to the old man, "Old man, thank you for the chicken soup last night and the noodles this morning, Xue'er is leaving, and I will come back to see you when I have the opportunity......"

The old man was also a little surprised to see that Ji Ruoxue was leaving, and asked puzzledly, "Where are you going?" ”

"Where are you going?" Ji Ruoxue was also a little dazed when she heard the old man's question, to be honest, she didn't know where she was going?

When the old man saw her appearance, he had already guessed seventy or eighty percent, raised his eyebrows and said, "Ran away from home and ran away secretly?" ”

"Hmm."

Ji Ruoxue nodded, puzzled: "Old man, how did you guess it?" ”

"Do you still have to guess? You can see it all. The old man pointed to Ji Ruoxue at the small flower lying in the corner, and said sarcastically: "It's the first time I've seen such a tall elk, presumably it is more expensive than a war horse, but it is your mount, plus your dress and the silver ticket you carry...... And there's also the fact that you don't even know how to wash dishes...... These add up to show that you are from a famous family, either rich or noble. Besides, generally if a little girl of your status goes out, she will definitely be accompanied by a bodyguard, but you are alone...... What is this not a runaway? ”

"Old man, you are so wise!" Ji Ruoxue was surprised.

The old man pursed his lips and said, "Don't praise people, I always feel that you are scolding me by praising my wisdom in this matter." ”

"What are you talking about, old man? Why would Cher scold you? Ji Ruoxue hurriedly explained.

"Ugh! It's nothing ......" The old man thought for a moment and said, "Since you are running away from home, you must not know where you are going?" Why don't you stay here for a while? ”

"Old man, I'm ......" Ji Ruoxue worried: "I don't know anything, I'm afraid I will cause chaos to the old man......"

The old man waved his hand and said: "It's okay, I've lived here alone for a long time, and it's good to suddenly have someone to talk to, as for you saying that you can't do anything, that's okay, just learn to learn, you just learned to wash dishes......"

"Old man, I'm ......" Ji Ruoxue hesitated, in fact, she also thought about staying here for a while, staying and not saying anything else, at least she could drink her favorite chicken soup.

The old man smiled slightly and continued, "If you insist on leaving, you can go!" If you don't want to leave, go to the kitchen to get a pot of water and accompany the old man to make a cup of tea and drink it. ”

"Thank you, old man." Ji Ruoxue saluted the old man, turned around and ran to the kitchen to get water.

Seeing that Ji Ruoxue agreed to stay, the old man also showed a smile, What he said before was true, he really hoped that someone would stay here to talk to him...... And the little girl in front of him is very polite, not to mention it, which is particularly in line with his heart.

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When Ji Ruoxue came out of the kitchen to get water, she saw that there was another set of exquisite tea sets on the table...... Ji Ruoxue was also taken aback when she saw this, although the courtyard of the old man's house was broken, there were all these things.

Seeing that the old man was about to start making tea, Ji Ruoxue hurriedly stepped forward to stop her, "Old man, I'll come!" I'll make tea. ”

Seeing that Ji Ruoxue wanted to make tea, the old man readily agreed, spread his hands and sat aside, letting her fiddle with these tea sets.

Although Ji Ruoxue can't wash dishes, she is familiar with boiling tea, and she cooks tea in a moment, Ji Ruoxue poured a cup of tea for the old man, and said, "How about the old man taste it?" ”

The old man took the teacup, first looked at the tea, smelled the tea, and then said hello, picked up the teacup and drank it all.

Seeing the old man's style, Ji Ruoxue was even more sure of her thoughts, the old people of ordinary people would not drink tea like this?

After drinking three bubbles of tea, the old man was also out of interest in continuing to drink, looked left and right, and suddenly saw the sword on Ji Ruoxue's waist, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he asked, "Little girl has learned swords?" ”

"Hmm." Ji Ruoxue nodded, took off the sword at her waist and handed it to the old man to watch.

After the old man took the sword, he stroked it gently, and a trace of brilliance appeared in his eyes, "Good sword, can the little girl dance a few tricks to show the old man?" ”

"Okay!" Ji Ruoxue answered, took back her sword, and the long sword came out of its sheath and danced a set of swordsmanship in the courtyard at will.

After reading it, the old man sighed and said with some regret: "The sword is a good sword, the move is a good move, and the person is also a good seedling...... But how is it that these three wonderful things are stacked together, and they look so ordinary and unsightly? ”

Ji Ruoxue was also a little embarrassed after listening to the old man's comments, the sword and sword moves were all taught by her master, Dao Sword Immortal Ou Yezi, naturally they were the best, and her talent was also affirmed by Dao Sword Immortal...... But she also knows her own shortcomings, that is, she is too playful and has never calmed down to practice swordsmanship properly.

Ji Ruoxue was also a little surprised that the old man could see the crux of his problem at a glance, and asked in surprise: "The old man used to be from the rivers and lakes?" Is it a reclusive senior? ”

The old man smiled slightly: "Yes and no." ”

Seeing Ji Ruoxue's eager look, the old man waved his hand and said, "I don't ask you which little girl you are?" Don't come and ask me where I'm going...... I'm just a little happy to see you, on the one hand, I can't bear to see you waste your good talent, and on the other hand, I'm a little bored...... If you want, I will supervise your sword practice every day in the future? ”

"Old man, but I already have a master, so I can't worship you as a teacher anymore?" Ji Ruoxue said a little apologetically.

Hearing Ji Ruoxue say that he had apprenticed, the old man's eyes showed a faint disappointment, he really valued Ji Ruoxue's qualifications and wanted to teach the mantle...... But who knew that such a good seedling had been taken by others?

The old man just wanted to ask: Who is your master? But I remembered that I had just told the little girl that the two of them would not inquire about each other's identities...... So the words became "I don't value the title of master and apprentice." ”

"That'...... All right! Ji Ruoxue nodded and agreed: "Everything is up to you, old man." ”

Ji Ruoxue really didn't have the words of the old man, in her opinion, even if the old man was a reclusive master of the rivers and lakes, he could not be compared with her master Dao Sword Immortal. The reason why she agreed was because she felt that the old man was very good to her, and she also saw the desire of the old man's heart...... Xindao, anyway, there is no master-apprentice status, just think of it as helping others and fulfilling a wish for the elderly!

What Ji Ruoxue didn't know was that her casual promise would make her the object of envy of many sword learners in the future.