"Brother, you just let her go?"

Xiao Yue stood in front of the table and looked at the begonia on the side with some puzzlement.

"She'll always come back." Begonia frowned slightly, a little helpless.

"So many things have happened recently, there is such a fuss at the banquet in Hangzhou, many people know that the old city has something to do with the pen and painting, and Huang Yi is also staring at us from the sidelines, aren't you worried about her?" Xiao Yue raised her eyebrows, a little angry.

"What, you still care about other people?" Haitang smiled, "No matter how you say it, it can be regarded as a promise to Zhao Wuya's old guy, I naturally won't watch something happen to the small town, you, don't worry about it." Begonia said, touching Xiaoyue's head.

"I didn't worry about her! I've only known her for a long time, and she's been wrinkling her face all day long, so who can she look at, why should I worry about her? Xiao Yue turned her head and avoided Haitang's palm, "But, brother, you didn't even tell me in advance that you knew her master in the old city, and I have been guessing why you look at her differently, it turns out that it is only because of Zhao Wuya." ”

"Originally, I really didn't see anything special about this woman, but now it seems that it may not be, and there is still something different about Xiaocheng."

"Oh, what's the difference?"

Xiao Yue was stunned for a moment, and then asked, but before Haitang could reply, a figure suddenly appeared in the lobby of the wine shop.

"Thank you, Brother Tang."

The man spoke, and sat down beside him.

Hangzhou City Lord's Mansion.

"This message is confirmed?"

Huang Yi sat on the top of the hall with a solemn expression.

"Lord Hui, this is what my cronies saw with their own eyes, the news must be accurate, the woman is alone at the moment, carrying a bag on her back to appear in the northern suburbs of the city, it seems that she is going to travel far." A figure crouched on the ground replied.

"Bring her."

Huang Yi said lightly.

Suburbs.

The old city walked step by step with her bags on her back, her expression was a little solemn, Hangzhou City was under martial law, and she wanted to find a carriage to go to the last stop of her trip - Suzhou - but the city gate was closed, and she couldn't contact the coachman at all.

"Gotta figure figure it out."

She thought about it, and went to the side and sat down under a tree.

"It seems that the master's purpose is not simply to let me go out to travel, maybe it is also an excuse to support me and take care of some of my own affairs."

"But since the master told me that the last stop of my trip must be Suzhou, then there may be news of the master in Suzhou."

"Forget it, it's useless to think too much, let's act first."

In the woods, a team of masked centaurs was hurrying.

"If the direction is good, the little girl should not be far ahead." One of them laughed.

"Well, don't take it lightly." The leader replied solemnly.

"Boss, in fact, it's just an ordinary little girl, why should we make a big fuss, it's not that I'm boasting, it's more than enough for you to let me come alone." The other said dismissively.

"Shut up," the leader scolded, "that girl has something to do with the place where the pen is drawn, and if you want to catch her, you have to be careful, and the lion fights the rabbit with all her strength, and besides, she is a human." ”

"Yes, yes, the boss said." One of the people who spoke earlier responded.

"If I were you, I'd listen to what your boss has to say."

A voice suddenly rang in the man's ear.

"Who?!" The man stopped abruptly, his expression fierce.

"What are you doing?" As he stopped, the others stopped one after another, and one of them asked dissatisfiedly.

"Didn't you hear? Someone was talking in my ear just now! ”

"What nonsense are you talking about," said the leader, "where is there anyone else here?" ”

"But I clearly heard—"

Before the man's words fell, a human head flew up, and in the stunned eyes of the crowd, a figure wrapped in a black robe seemed to appear in front of them out of thin air.

"Who are you?" The leader took a few sharp steps back, "Whoever you are, brothers, kill him!" ”

"Kill!" The masked people shouted and pounced on the black-robed man.

"I didn't expect that there is a broken temple in the middle of the mountain, so let's rest here for a while."

The old city wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked into this dilapidated temple, the temple was empty, the old facilities were covered with dust, the ground was littered, the pillars that supported the hall were crooked, and the Buddha statue in front of the hall was also hung with thick cobwebs.

By the light of day coming in from outside, the old city found an open space and sat down against a pillar.

After settling down, she took off the package on her shoulder, took out the map that the master gave her when she was still traveling, and carefully identified it.

"I should ...... It is here, the Forging Spirit Mountain...... Then cross the mountain and go north...... Taihu Lake ...... Suzhou ......" the old city murmured, "tsk...... If you walk around, it will take a lot of time, and eating on the road will be a problem......"

"Anyway, we have to get to Suzhou as soon as possible."

"Brother, have you really thought about it?" Xiao Yue frowned.

"Well, just take it as a matter of being entrusted by others and being loyal to others." Begonia squinted slightly.

"After all these years, you finally have plans to go out...... I'm going with you too. Xiao Yue said again.

"It's okay," Haitang ignored Xiao Yue's first half of the sentence, "The recent actions of the city lord are really not good for us, and there are no 'real' guests in the wine shop, so it's good for us to leave for a while." ”

"Brother," Xiao Yue suddenly said again, "Shall we go to Suzhou like this this time?" ”

"Won't you feel too far when you go to Suzhou?" Begonia was slightly stunned.

"But it's been a long time since we've been out together."

"......" looked at the girl next to him who seemed to be a little aggrieved, and he suddenly smiled, "Okay, it's up to you." ”

In a moment, the two figures left the pen painting one after the other, the sun was setting, and the evening glow stretched the shadows of the two for a long time.

Night, silent night.

Only the waning moon in the sky was emitting a cold light.

Slightly fiddling with firewood, he curled up his body as much as possible.

The old city was still in the temple, and she planned to rest here tonight.

Although facing the fire, the moonlight shining through the dilapidated temple still made people feel a little cold.

"Brother," Haitang heard the cry of a girl not far away, "Come and have a look!" ”

"Here we are." He replied, and after making sure that the fire that had just been raised would not be extinguished, he walked towards the girl's place.

"Brother, look at the sky." Xiao Yue took Begonia's hand and pointed upward.

Looking in the direction of his finger, in the deep night, there was only a waning moon hanging alone in it.

"What's the matter, can the girl see the moon and miss it?" Begonia quipped.

"Brother!" Xiao Yue was a little dissatisfied, "I'm thinking, such a scene, we saw it together, the last time was seven years ago." ”

"......" Begonia tilted her head slightly to look at the girl, "yes." ”

“……”

The two snuggled up and looked at the cold night sky.

"Can I ask you a question?" After a long time, Xiao Yue broke the silence.

"Absolutely."

"Brother, why did you suddenly make this decision?" Xiao Yue said word by word.

"......" Begonia naturally understood what she meant by "this decision", "probably because...... Some things have been figured out," Begonia touched Xiaoyue's head dotingly, "Yaobai's arrival is an opportunity, Xiaocheng is another, I think, after all these years, it's time to regain strength, to tell you the truth, Yaobai is the first 'customer' I have received recently." ”

"Besides, it's not just me who has suffered all these years, but also you," Haitang added, "My brother has been derelict in his duties for seven years, and I can't forgive myself if I continue like this, for me, the girl is the most important person." ”

"Me too." Xiao Yue muttered in a low voice, holding Begonia's hand harder and softer.

The lonely night sky, the cold residual moonlight, seemed to have a little warm temperature at the moment, and the two snuggled up to each other and felt this common warmth.

Jiangnan, Suzhou.

The rainy season in Suzhou is coming to an end, the raindrops are sparse and sparse, the number of pedestrians going out has become more than in previous days, and the shops in the market have reopened.

"Yo, two guest officers, it's really early, my small shop has just started to open today, please two of you."

Some of the honest bosses who were blessed spoke fluent polite words and bowed down to lead the two into the store.

"What do you want to eat?"

"Girl, you can order it." Haitang said, stretched slightly, and then took the tea handed by the boss.

"Two bowls of ravioli." Xiao Yue said, as if she was a little angry.

"Okay, two bowls of ravioli." The boss smiled and walked into the room.

"Girl, you're still angry." Begonia seems to be smiling.

"Nope."

It's clearly a sign of anger.

"Girl, do you think, if we really come all the way, when will it be? When we go to Suzhou, I'm afraid that many things will be a foregone conclusion. "Begonias are good at it.

"But you shouldn't take advantage of me while I'm asleep......" Xiaoyue said indignantly.

"Still saying you're not angry?" Haitang smiled, "If I discuss with you while you're awake, you still don't have to make trouble?" ”

"Am I that unreasonable?" Xiao Yue's eyes widened angrily, "If you tell me the reason, I will definitely understand." ”

"Okay, okay, not next time."

"Then let's talk about it, let's not go back in a hurry, you have to accompany me for a good walk." Xiao Yue gambled.

"No problem." Begonia Road.

"Two guest officers, your ravioli."

The boss came over with two bowls of wontons.

"Boss, may I ask a few questions?" Begonia took the ravioli.

"Ask questions?" The boss was stunned, "It's okay, you ask." The boss smiled and pulled a chair and sat down on the side.

"May I ask if anything unusual has happened in Suzhou City recently?" Haitang was eating wontons and seemed to ask casually.

"Listen to what the guest officer said, aren't you two locals?" The boss was a little surprised.

"My brother and sister went out on a trip and just arrived in Suzhou City today." Begonia replied.

"That's it......" the boss nodded, "If you want to say anything strange, I really don't know, it's also the rainy season recently, the heavy rain hasn't stopped a few days ago, most of the shops in the market are closed, even if there is something, it may not spread, if you want to know anything strange, you can ask other people." ”

"Thank you, boss." Begonia said, standing up, "The wontons taste good." As he spoke, he grabbed a handful of money tickets and handed them to the boss, "Girl, let's go." ”

"Wait, wait, so many!" The boss was stunned for a moment, and then said.

"It's okay, it's more than the cost of inquiring about the news." Xiao Yue said and followed Begonia out of the small shop.

"Brother, if the old city master arrives in Suzhou, Suzhou City will definitely not be so peaceful, why don't we inquire again?" Xiao Yue said.

"No need, if something big really happens in Suzhou, no matter how fierce a heavy rain is, it won't hinder the spread of the news," Haitang paused, "It's better to find a place to settle down first, and then make other plans." ”