Mr. Zibo put Zi Yan's hand on Qu Hao's hand, but Qu Hao's mood was very complicated, and he knew very well what Mr. Zi Bo's move meant.

Thinking that Meng Yao had not yet been found but had to be entrusted, and the meaning of this entrustment was meaningful, this kind of responsibility and responsibility made him in a dilemma. But he really couldn't bear to refuse the dying expectations of a dying person, not to mention that Mr. Zibo was his savior.

Mr. Zibo looked at his granddaughter with tears on his face affectionately, and then looked at Qu Hao with pleading eyes, held their hands tightly together, and fell back with a smile.

Seeing her grandfather falling, Zi Yan cried with a wow, pear blossoms with rain, uncontrollable, crying until dark, moving, and her grandfather depended on each other, this kind of change made her unbearable for a while.

Qu Hao has never felt sad when several people died at his own hands during this time, but Mr. Zibo's fall in front of his eyes made him teary-eyed, and he was infected by Ziyan's grief, Qu Hao felt like his grandfather had died, perhaps touching the innocence and kindness in his heart.

After Zi Yan calmed down a little, Qu Hao handed Zi Yan the jade bi and the simple scroll handed to him by Mr. Zi Bo, Zi Yan insisted on not accepting it, and said: "Brother Qu Hao, the relics that Grandpa gave you at this time should be kept by yourself. ”

"This jade is a treasure at first glance, how can I accept such a valuable thing? And this scroll, I don't know what kind of book it is, so it's appropriate for you to keep it. Qu Hao said.

"This jade bi was appreciated by the monarch of Chu State to my grandfather before, and I don't know how much it is worth, and I don't need this as a little woman. As for the Jian Mu scroll, this is the proof of grandpa's land and real estate in Chu State, and it is also a waste in Ziyan's hands, just wait for Mr. Qu to have the opportunity to get it back in the future, which can be regarded as fulfilling grandpa's wish. Ziyan said.

Seeing that Ziyan insisted on not accepting it, Qu Hao had to keep it for himself first, thinking that he would have the opportunity to return it to her in the future.

After Qu Hao collected the jade bi and the simple scroll, he carried Mr. Zibo's body on his back and walked back to Shucheng with Ziyan. After finding a coffin shop, he put Mr. Zibo inside, and hired a few people to transport Mr. Zibo to the small hill just now in a horse-drawn carriage, buried Mr. Zibo there, set up a wooden plaque, and worshipped before leaving with Ziyan.

After doing these things and after noon, Qu Hao felt a little hungry, so he and Ziyan came to a small restaurant to eat. Talk to her while eating.

"Miss Ziyan, do you have no other relatives in your family?" Qu Hao was in a complicated mood, he was displaced, and he had to bring her too many inconveniences, but the old man's entrustment and his concern for her safety could not be ignored.

"I have a younger brother and a younger sister, but after my parents died, they were passed on to others, and my grandfather and I were the only ones who lived here. Grandpa used to be a scholar doctor of King Chu Cheng, and six years ago, the current King of Chu Mu staged a coup d'état and forced his father King Chu Cheng to hang himself. Zi Yan said while shedding tears, obviously Qu Hao's question reminded her of painful memories again.

Qu Hao also knew that this would make her miserable, and it was very uncomfortable to see her pear blossoms with rain and a lonely expression. But he felt that he couldn't do it without asking clearly, and he had to find a way to get the best of both worlds.

"Then you don't have an uncle, uncle, or uncle?" Qu Hao asked Ziyan again.

"They all left Yingdu because they were implicated, and they didn't know where to go." Ziyan said.

"Then you didn't come to Shucheng because you came to join relatives and friends?" Qu Hao asked.

"It was my grandfather's old friend in Yingdu who recommended him to come to Shucheng, one is because it is far away from Yingdu, and my grandfather wants to stay away from the government; the second is that the scenery here is beautiful, suitable for seclusion; Three old friends recommend teaching students. I didn't expect the family to see my grandfather seriously ill, worried about infection and bad luck, and drove our grandfather and grandson out. Ziyan said that her grandfather was teary-eyed again.

Qu Hao was very helpless, it seemed that it was impossible to find her relatives.

"Ziyan, have you ever had a place you particularly want to go?" Qu Hao asked her.

"Brother, I want to follow you. I think you're a good person, and I'll be scared if I leave you. You don't dislike Ziyan, right? Zi Yan knew very well what Qu Hao meant by asking her these questions, she was actually not a woman who was sticky when she saw someone, but with her intuition, Qu Hao was the person she could trust now and in the future, and she didn't want to miss this opportunity.

Qu Hao was very touched to be able to gain the trust of others, but he was very helpless, his task was to find Meng Yao, but if he found Meng Yao, how to explain to her Ziyan's experience and facts with him?

"Ziyan, how old are you?" Qu Hao asked her.

"Ziyan is in the twenty-eighth year of Jasper." The little woman Ziyan replied.

"Oh, I thought you were a child." Because in front of Qu Hao, Zi Yan looked petite and exquisite, so he thought that Zi Yan was only thirteen or fourteen years old, but he didn't expect that she was sixteen years old, which made him even more hesitant. Sixteen years old, at the prime age, in ancient times, she was already a big girl who could have been married a long time ago, and it was too inconvenient to bring such a big girl.

"Ziyan, does your grandfather have any particularly good and trustworthy friends here?" Qu Hao was still unwilling, and wanted to find a good place for Ziyan.

"Brother, there really isn't. Don't think I'm a burden, I'll take care of myself. My grandfather also taught me a little kung fu, but I was not good at school, and I only learned the skin. Ziyan said aggrievedly.

"Really? What kung fu did your grandfather teach you? Qu Hao asked.

"Swordsmanship." Saying that, Zi Yan showed the sword to Qu Hao, and Qu Hao found that she had a short bronze sword hidden in her baggage.

"Ziyan, I still want to ask you a question. You're sixteen years old, didn't your parents marry you to a son before? Qu Hao knew that it was not appropriate to ask this question, but what he thought was that if there was, wouldn't he be able to find someone to take over Ziyan girl?

When Ziyan heard him ask this, her face flushed with shame, turned her face sideways, and said to him: "In the past, there was a promise to a big family in Yingdu, but after grandpa had an accident and his parents died, the family withdrew from the marriage. ”

When Qu Hao heard this, he was speechless.

"Ziyan, let me tell you, I'm going to Chen Guo tomorrow, the journey is very long and difficult, and I'm going to find a sister who came here with me before but was kidnapped by bad people, this is what I have to do. Now that you know about it, are you still willing to follow me? Qu Hao felt that he should make things clear, and if Ziyan didn't want to go, he could find a safe place for her to settle in, which would be great.

"This sister is the daughter-in-law that your parents promised you in the past, isn't she?" Zi Yan asked timidly.

"Yes." Qu Hao knew that explaining to her that the modern society he grew up in was too complicated to explain to her that there was no matchmaker and that the arranged marriage of her parents' order was too complicated, so she could only use an affirmative answer to roughly describe her relationship with Meng Yao.

Zi Yan lowered her head and thought for a while, and said: "Brother, now you are the only person I trust and rely on, I am willing to regard you as my own brother, no matter where you go, no matter what you want to do, as long as you don't dislike it, I will follow you and never leave you." ”

Hearing Ziyan say this, Qu Hao felt that it was too impersonal and cruel to drive her away again.

After lunch, Qu Hao took Ziyan to find a leather goods shop and asked the boss to help make a set of cowhide double saddles with stirrups.

The boss didn't know what stirrups and saddles were, so Qu Hao drew a picture for him, limited the size, told him how to do it, and agreed to pick it up early tomorrow morning.

Ziyan also thought it was very strange, riding a horse still had to use unheard of stirrups and saddles?

Qu Hao saw that Ziyan was wearing a skirt and was not suitable for horseback riding, so he took her to buy two sets of pants, and also bought some dry food, cold-proof clothes, etc., to fully prepare for going to Chen Guo tomorrow.

After finishing these things, it was getting late, and Qu Hao took Ziyan to find an inn to stay. When the innkeeper asked Qu Hao whether he would open one room or two rooms, Zi Yan hurriedly said that he would open one. Qu Hao is very helpless, when he thinks about a little girl's house, he will be afraid to sleep alone, right? I had to rely on her. As for how to explain this matter to Meng Yao in the future, he can only explain it with the self-purification of the pure, and he firmly believes that he will not be the one who abandons the chaos from the beginning.

There is only one bed in this room, Qu Hao excused himself for fear of the cold, and asked the boss for more quilts, and the two of them slept on a big bed, and they were all safe, presumably they were too tired, and they all slept until dawn before waking up.