"Brother," Xiao Yue looked at the hazy drizzle outside the window, "You said that Zhao Wuya should have arrived in Suzhou a long time ago, why hasn't there been any big move yet?" ”

"......" Begonia shook her head and looked out the window.

Suzhou in the rain curtain is peaceful and beautiful, but I don't know how many undercurrents are surging behind this peace.

"This is the last calm," Haitang said, "girl, I'll accompany you to visit this Suzhou City in the next few days." ”

"Okay." Xiao Yue smiled lightly.

Laughing, he walked out of the inn, held up an oil-paper umbrella, and the figures of the two gradually disappeared into the rain.

The small bridge flows, and the rain is clear.

"Yaobai is here," Haitang held a paper umbrella and looked down at Xiao Yue, "Wait a little." ”

"Hmm." Xiao Yue nodded obediently.

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"Brother Tang, the old city has found an inn to live in Suzhou City, but someone immediately came to the door, I don't think he has any malicious intentions and didn't interfere much, but that person can't see the true face in a cloak." Yao Bai was wrapped in a black cloak and walked slowly from the bridge.

"Brother Yao, that person I asked him to go," Haitang said, "In the next few days, I will also ask Brother Yao to live in this Suzhou City, and at the same time continue to help take care of the small city, it will probably not be long before the mystery you are looking for will be revealed." ”

"Understood, thank you Brother Tang, I'll leave for the time being." Yao Bai said, gestured slightly to Haitang, nodded to Xiaoyue, and turned to leave.

"We don't have to worry about it for the time being, I believe that after understanding the purpose of Zhao Wuya's coming, she will also be prepared and decided, as for us, I think we should learn more about the inside story first." Seeing Yaobai's figure disappear, Begonia spoke.

"Hmm."

"Brother, let's end this matter quickly." Xiao Yue said suddenly.

"Oh, why?" Haitang looked at Xiao Yue, "I think it would be more interesting to let something go naturally than to force it to happen in advance?" ”

"I want you to end this business as soon as possible, and then we will have complete leisure before we can relax in peace."

"......" Haitang smiled a little helplessly, knowing that this girl was suffocated, "Okay, according to you." ”

"Then let's go find Zhao Wuya's traces."

Suzhou, suburbs, dense forest.

The rain is fine and dense, blocking through the layers of leaves, and only a few drops are finally dropped.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time." The rickety figure wrapped in a cloak made an old voice.

"The emperor will come to Suzhou in two days." The man came in a hoarse voice, took off the hat and set it aside, revealing a face with a hideous scar.

"Are you sure?" The voice of the man in the cloak was a little excited.

"Naturally certain." Scarface snorted disdainfully.

"That's it, that's fine." The man in the cloak seemed to let out a sigh of relief.

"Zhao Wuya, it's not me talking about you, it's been so many years, the emperor has long forgotten you, do you really think the emperor will miss you, a cook who can only cook and cook?" Scarface smirked.

"This cook saved your life!" Zhao Wuya was a little angry, he reached out and took off his hood, glaring at Scarface with his only remaining right eye.

"Yes, yes, I remember your old kindness, but after you meet the emperor this time, we don't owe each other." Scarface sneered, picked up the hat, and finally glanced at Zhao Wuya—looking at the deep-set eyes, his gaze flickered slightly—and he snorted coldly and left resolutely.

"Ugh." After Scarface left, Zhao Wuya let out a long sigh, smiled a little self-deprecatingly, and slowly sat down against the tree.

"Your Majesty, kindness?" His voice seemed to be even older, "Actually, how can there be any kindness, I can't complain about him, how can there be so-called kindness?" ”

"Zhao Wuya, I haven't seen you for a long time."

A voice rang out at this moment.

Zhao Wuya was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then relaxed and stood up, although he knew that this was just a futile effort, he still put on his hood again and said, "Long time no see, Brother Tang." ”

Haitang smiled slightly and walked out of the woods with Xiaoyue.

"How did Brother Tang find this place?" Zhao Wuya was slightly surprised.

"Originally, I was just walking around with the girl, but I accidentally saw Zuo Zongming sneaky, and I followed him all the way to find this place." Haitang said indifferently, he knew that Zhao Wuya would not believe his words, but he still said so, Zhao Wuya was also interested, and did not break it, but said in response: "It's a shame that Brother Tang met this person, otherwise I wouldn't know where to look for you." ”

"......" Xiao Yue frowned slightly.

The relationship between the two doesn't seem to be as simple as her brother said before that they are just good friends.

"Brother Tang, let me ask you, can you see my apprentice?" Zhao Wuya sat down on the spot and asked about the old city.

"The town has already come to my liquor store."

"And where is she now?" Zhao Wuya was slightly excited.

"In order to find you, she has come to Suzhou now despite dissuasion, if it weren't for this, I wouldn't have come to Suzhou so early." The begonias looked very calm.

"Little Town, does she know about me?" Zhao Wuya asked again, his brows furrowed slightly.

"Well, I told her." Begonias are neither salty nor light.

"Brother Tang, your approach is too reckless," Zhao Wuya said in a deep voice, "Now that everything has not been resolved, I am in danger, why do you want to involve Xiaocheng?" ”

"This is her own decision in the old city," Xiao Yue heard the doubts in Zhao Wuya's mouth, and was a little displeased, "If we hadn't protected her along the way, she wouldn't have come to Suzhou at all!" ”

What do you mean by that? Someone wants to be bad for the town? ”

"It's not bad for Xiaocheng," Haitang motioned for Xiao Yue not to speak, and then replied herself, "To be precise, it's against me." ”

"......" Zhao Wuya was silent, as if he was waiting for the following.

"It can only be said that the time when Xiaocheng came to Hangzhou was too coincidental, and it happened to run into something." Haitang said, "But if it weren't for Xiaocheng just bumping into these things, I wouldn't have decided to make a comeback so early." ”

"......" Zhao Wuya was still silent.

"This matter has been revealed," Zhao Wuya said in a loud voice, "Why don't you tell me what Brother Tang's plan is when he comes to me." ”

"You take off your hood before you speak." Xiao Yue interjected.

“…… Does it make a difference with or without the hood? Zhao Wuya said, lowering his head under the hood a little.

"I looked at the diaphragm." Xiao Yue raised her voice, as if she was a little unhappy with the old man in front of her.

......Seeing that Begonia didn't seem to move, Zhao Wuya slowly took off his hood and looked at the two with his only remaining eye.

"Zuo Zongming's hand," Haitang said, not a question, but an affirmation, "Is this the price you paid?" ”

"Yes, one eye, in exchange for a chance to see the emperor." Zhao Wuya regained his composure.

"Can you tell me more about what happened twenty-two years ago?" Begonia narrowed her eyes slightly.

As the wind swept through the trees, the branches and leaves of the trees beat against each other, making a "rustling" sound, and the rain seemed to start to increase gradually, and the gaps between the leaves became more and more unable to stop the cold raindrops from falling.

"Forty-five years ago, I met Xue Ling," Zhao Wuya took a deep breath, looked up at the boundless rain curtain through the layers of branches and leaves, "Xue Ling is a very beautiful person, not only born graceful, her most beautiful is her heart."

"When I first met her, I was out and about, and I ran a restaurant in Suzhou, which was the rainy season.

"She was the first person to walk into my restaurant early that morning, shortly after I opened, and at that point, I was fallen. For a long time, I could see her walk into my restaurant every day, and our daily conversation was only a few words between the guest and the shopkeeper, but I was satisfied. I thought like this, and thought, until that day, I didn't see her, and I told myself that maybe she was delayed today, and tomorrow would be fine...... Then, for days, I didn't see her.

"Are you tired of the food I'm cooking? I started to think cranky, and cooking for other guests always went wrong. I began to tell myself that she was nothing more than a guest, nothing more.

"After some time, I went to the street to buy ingredients, but I accidentally saw someone getting married, I glanced at it casually, ready to join in the fun, but I found that the person who got married was Xue Ling!

"Even if she wears a red veil, I won't admit it, that figure, that demeanor, is Xue Ling!"

Zhao Wuya's only remaining eye blinked, and he didn't know whether it was tears or the liquid of rain that slid down.

"I cut off my kiss, I ran forward to hug Xue Ling regardless of it, and Xue Ling's veil was also taken off by me.

"Xue Ling cried and said to me, 'I've been waiting for a long time, why did you come today'? That's when I realized that Xue Ling had always liked me.

"There were a lot of people there, but luckily I was able to do some kung fu, and although I was also covered in scars, we managed to escape.

"I took Xue Ling to hide in Tibet and finally left Suzhou, and we went all the way north.

"The days have passed like this, and I have no regrets about being able to go to the end with Xue Ling in this life. But the world is unpredictable, how can there be so many good things waiting for you. ”

Zhao Wuya paused, and continued with a wry smile, "More than thirty years ago, we came to Taihu Lake, and after traveling for so many years, we are ready to settle down in Taihu Lake.

"But who knows, when I arrived at Taihu Lake, I encountered bandits who made trouble, and Xue Ling and I were separated.

"When I saw Xue Ling again, it was two years later. I searched for Xue Ling for two years, but I never thought that when I saw her again, I was still in Suzhou. Later, she told me that she was separated from me and looked for me all the way, but Xue Ling was a woman after all, and it was really difficult to hold on alone, so she had to go back to Cen in Suzhou.

"Old Man Cen has always loved Xue Ling very much, and he accepted Xue Ling again against public opinion, but Xue Ling's every move has always been monitored by Old Man Cen.

"But seeing Xue Ling again, there was no joy, no joy.

"Xue Ling told me that she was going to enter the palace, and this was Old Man Cen's decision."