Chapter 22: The Fog Grows
"Ruoyan, what kind of person do you want to be." Qiao Yiling saw that Ruoyan's heart was also full of enthusiasm for the outside world, and she couldn't help but be curious about her life ideals.
"Me? I used to want to be like Sister Qiao, but now I just hope to stay in the Flame Knife Gate and make tea for everyone. When Ruoyan answered, her eyes went from looking at Qiao Yiling to slowly lowering her head, and her thick eyelashes covered her eyes, and she couldn't see the look in her eyes.
Qiao Yiling suddenly felt sad, this sadness is not looking down on people who trap themselves in the cage, everyone's fate is different, she was fortunate to be born in a famous family, and she has a proud confidence since she was a child.
If the words are different, she has encountered family changes and tasted the hardships of displacement, she must have met the hero who saved her when she was helpless, so she also longed for the life that Qiao Yiling pursued. It's just that the reality is always cruel, and she can't even grasp her future livelihood, so she talks about anything else.
"If you say, if you like it, I will take you away and go to my house, my father will teach you martial arts, and my mother will teach you music, okay." For the first time, Qiao Yiling felt the powerlessness of others in the face of fate, and she wanted to pull Ruoyan out of the whirlpool that devoured her soul.
"I appreciate Sister Qiao's kindness, but I'm very content with my life now." Ruoyan smiled sweetly at Qiao Yiling, and said: "I don't like martial arts, I don't like music, I like to study pharmacology, I used to think that it would be great if I could go all over the world, taste all kinds of herbs, save the people, and become a generation of famous doctors." Ruoyan fell into a good memory, and when she came back to her senses, she was surrounded by the light of awakening, "That's it, Sister Qiao." When one day, I have the ability to settle my aunt's family, and I will wander the rivers and lakes like you, and when I see all the mountains, rivers, grass and trees, I will take my aunt and them back to Ningyuan and open a medical center! ”
Qiao Yiling swept away the previous sadness and turned into moved, "I look forward to seeing you again!" ”
"See you soon, Sister Joe!"
The two of them were busy under the sunset, putting the petals and tea leaves from the early morning back into the basket, moving into the house, and the shadows were stretched slender while walking, covered in orange light and shadow, warm, and the years were quiet, probably like this.
On the other side, Sheng Lingyun and Yan Lan hurried to Wuyi and handed over the name post.
Qin Yongnian personally greeted them at the gate, all the way through the corridor, and came to the Liuyun Hall.
"Nephew, I've heard about your performance at the Heroes Conference, okay! Don't lose your master's spirit at all! Qin Yong's old fatherly relief.
"Uncle Qin, I didn't have time to greet you properly when Master passed away, and now I have come to make amends." Yan Lan presented a gift, which was a piece of tea specially carved with amber, "Uncle has a long life, and he is happy and healthy." ”
Qin Yongnian happily took it, beckoned the two to sit down, and ordered the food to be prepared and served with tea.
Qin Yongnian looked Sheng Lingyun up and down, "This son is a student, dare to ask?"
"In Xia Sheng Lingyun, people from Shuzhou." Sheng Lingyun bowed respectfully.
"Dignified appearance, a talent, good." Qin Yongnian nodded kindly in approval.
A few people were polite, the meal was ready, and Qin Yongnian took out a good wine to entertain the two.
"Good nephew, the flame knife business can be eased." The last time Qin Yongnian went to worship Shen Shiyi, the flame knife was in a hurry.
"Uncle is worried, the flame knife has survived." Yan Lan has always had a good impression of Qin Yongnian, he and his master are close friends, and the two often exchange letters, but these letters have already been cremated with Shen Shiyi earlier.
Yan Lan and Sheng Lingyun came here this time, in addition to finding out Ruoyan's identity, they also wanted to secretly investigate whether Qin Yongnian was related to Shen Shiyi's death.
"Eat quickly, you're welcome!" Qin Yongnian was hospitable.
"Boss Qin is a tea merchant and is proficient in the art of tea. I have tasted Miss Ruoyan's craftsmanship at Master Yan before, and it is really a must. Sheng Lingyun deliberately said in advance to observe Qin Yongnian's reaction.
"Hahaha, Ruoyan is a tea girl I have painstakingly cultivated, she is extremely talented and understands pharmacology, if it weren't for Shiyi and me being like-minded and having a deep personal relationship, I would be reluctant to send her away." Qin Yongnian looked satisfied when he talked about Ruoyan.
Sheng Lingyun heard that something was wrong, and he only said that he knew tea well, but he never thought that she would understand pharmacology. In this way, the soothing tea she gave to Qiao Yiling and the amber fragrance she gave to Qiao Yiling are actually traceable, which is really suspicious.
But since he deliberately arranged for someone who understands pharmacology to be by Shen Shiyi's side, why did he tell him generously?
"After the master was overjoyed, she took care of the tea from now on." Yan Lan thanked Qin Yongnian for her master, and her tone was full of nostalgia.
"Ruoyan girl is versatile, I don't know where Boss Qin dug it up." Sheng Lingyun had the heart to check Ruoyan's life experience, and tested whether Qin Yongnian was willing to tell him generously.
"A long time ago, she lived with her aunt's family, as if she had moved from Ningyuan, and her parents died in shipwreck. Once, when she was selling herbs on the street, I saw that she was smart and docile, and she happened to lack a livelihood, so I took her away. Qin Yongnian carefully recalled Ruoyan's life experience, with pity, "It's also a pitiful person, you have to support a family at a young age." ”
"Flame Knife will treat her well." Yan Lan may also sympathize with Ruoyan, and she is much gentler when she mentions her.
The two stayed in Wuyi.
After dinner, Qin Yongnian went to the tea garden to deal with matters, and Sheng Lingyun and Yan Lan were wandering nearby.
"What does Master Yan think?" Sheng Lingyun went around to the pavilion with Yan Lan, the two leaned on the railing, and the night breeze brought the fragrance of tea, which made people feel refreshed.
"I believe it has nothing to do with Qin Yongnian." Yan Lan didn't say much about the reason, he believed that Sheng Lingyun knew.
"What is Master Yan's next plan?" Sheng Lingyun knew Yan Lan's thoughts, Qin Yongnian answered all questions, he was upright and kind, so he didn't hide his thoughts.
"I want to visit Aunt Ruoyan." Yan Lan didn't pay much attention to Ruoyan before, only said that she was a quiet and introverted woman, she washed tea and dried flowers on weekdays, and didn't talk to her much, so naturally she didn't know that she actually understood pharmacology, and now Qin Yongnian mentioned it to the point that it was shocking, as if everything was right in front of him, and he couldn't believe it.
"Are you going to inquire directly with Boss Qin?" Sheng Lingyun has been with Yan Lan for many days, and he also admires Yan Lan a little, Yan Lan is the same as the villa conference, the surface is light and breezy, but in fact, he holds everything in his heart, carries it clearly, and sees it clearly.
"This is too obvious, it is easy to hurt the relationship between the two families, I am ready to check it myself." Yan Lan's eyes were covered with frost, and Sheng Lingyun could feel a sense of anger from him, I don't know if it was the master's hatred and suppression, or something else.
"Master Yan, do you want to be the owner of the village?" Sheng Lingyun suddenly asked, Yan Lan was caught off guard, retracted his senses, and said indifferently: "What do you want, I'm not worthy!"
"Why should Master Yan take himself lightly, you have a bigger belly and a higher vision than Zhi Zhi."
Sheng Lingyun said lightly, but Yan Lan didn't listen very comfortably, "What does Sheng Gongzi mean?"
Sheng Lingyun turned his head to look at Yan Lan directly, Yan Lan did not avoid his eyes, and after a while, Sheng Lingyun suddenly laughed, "Heh, Master Yan, don't think too much, it's just that the old owner of Jiang once praised you to us, if you don't have the flame knife to be entangled in trivial matters, the position of the owner of the village may not be yours!" ”
"Five years, five years later, borrow Sheng Gongzi's auspicious words." Yan Lan said coldly, he intuitively felt that Sheng Lingyun was suspicious of him, and he also doubted the identity of Sheng Lingyun and his party, so he took the opportunity to ask, "Master Sheng, who are the four of you?" You were the ones who stopped my junior brother in black clothes and masked faces in the woods last time, right? ”
"Your junior brother was impulsive that day, and we persuaded each other out of good intentions, otherwise, I'm afraid that Master Yan wouldn't even be able to go up to the high platform of the Heroes Conference." Sheng Lingyun remembered that day, it was the day when he, Qiao Yiling, and Xu Yunxi met for the first time, time was really fast, and in a blink of an eye, Qiao Yiling had become famous from fleeing from the rivers and lakes, and he and Xu Yunxi were finally involved in the disputes in the rivers and lakes.
"Master Yan, it wasn't you who ordered the flame knife to stop the immortals that day, but your junior brother didn't obey your discipline?" Sheng Lingyun admired Yan Lan more and more, while he was investigating the truth of the killer, he could also set up a bureau for the Flame Dao Gate.
"This is an internal matter of my Flame Knife, even if it is Yanyu Villa, I shouldn't interfere more!"
Yan Lan looked like no one was close at the moment, Sheng Lingyun sighed, and said: "Master Yan is so courageous, I can't do anything to help, so I have the right to be a bait and sell you a favor!"
Yan Lan didn't talk, Sheng Lingyun was no longer bored, and the two stood quietly, standing until the moon set.
The villa was replaced by a vigil, and the two escaped the fire and hid behind the rockery. Then the two looked at each other and nodded in understanding, Sheng Lingyun walked towards the east chamber, and Yan Lan walked towards the west chamber.
The east chamber is Qin Yongnian's master bedroom and the place where the host and guest rest, and everyone thought that the two of them had already rested.
Sheng Lingyun listened lightly outside the door, and Qin Yongnian slept soundly. Sheng Lingyun pried open the lock of the room, lit Qin Yongnian's faint hole, took the key next to his pillow, then lit the candle, rummaged around the room, and found Qin Yongnian's correspondence with people in the cabinet, and Shen Shiyi accounted for the majority, mostly polite, no abnormality.
"Yan Lan is right, Qin Yongnian is simple-minded, affectionate and righteous." Sheng Lingyun thought to himself, happy that Shen Shiyi could have this confidant.
Sheng Lingyun searched around for a long time, carefully checking whether the secret compartment was missing, and finally even the account book was turned out, and there was no extra evidence.
Sheng Lingyun put everything back in place and returned to the room the way he came.
Yan Lan found the aunt in charge of the tea room in the West Chamber, and she had all the information about the people in charge of the tea room here.
After Yan Lan entered the room, she stunned her aunt in the tea room, and also took out the prepared candle flame and searched around. After about two books, he found Ruoyan's information, and after a year of entering the village, he left with Shen Shiyi, the head of the flame knife, and lived in Shili Pavilion. Yan Lan quickly put things back in place and quietly returned to the room to rest.
On the second day, if the two had nothing to do with Qin Yongnian after breakfast, they proposed to go around the village.
"You're right, Boss Qin is innocent, you'd better not offend him, he's the biggest foreign aid from the Flame Knife." Sheng Lingyun played with the jade flute and spoke naturally to Yan Lan.
"Thank you, Mr. Sheng." Yan Lan put her hands behind her back, without yesterday's anger, but her face was still gloomy, "Let's go to Shili Pavilion." ”
"Yan Gongzi, learn to collect emotions, so that someone is willing to approach you." Sheng Lingyun tirelessly persuaded him, since he saw the other side of Yan Lan, Yan Lan simply didn't want to disguise him anymore, such Yan Lan was cold and terrifying, and his heart seemed to be bottomless and elusive.
"Miss the teacher, don't blame Sheng Gongzi." Yan Lan still knows how to restrain her posture so as not to stiffen the relationship between the two sides.
"Be gentle with Aunt Ruoyan's family, I'm afraid that others will treat us as bad people." Sheng Lingyun jokingly talked to Yan Lan and persuaded Yan Lan to relax his mind.
Yan Lan didn't say anything, but her face gradually relaxed.
When they arrived at Shili Pavilion, the two of them passed by the alley to help guide the way, and found Ruoyan's house in the depths of the alley.
The two of them snapped the knocker, and someone hurriedly ran to open the door, "Who are you looking for?" ”
"Are you Ruoyan's aunt? I'm from the Flame Knife Gate. Yan Lan's face became really fast, and now Yan Lan looked steady and self-controlled, which was the same as the previous gloomy judgment.
"I am. Old man, if you have a letter! The aunt happily informed the family, and then invited the two into the house.
"Is it okay to say anything? She hadn't been back for two years, and I was worried. The aunt was so longing that her eyes were already moist.