Xiao Zhurong is a descendant of the Shennong royal family, with a noble birth, and his father is a world-famous hero Zhu Rong. After the destruction of Shennong, Xiao Zhurong returned to the Yellow Emperor and married Chishui Xiaoye, the only daughter of the Chishui patriarch. After that, Xiao Zhurong was reused by the Yellow Emperor and became the first important minister of the Yellow Emperor, in charge of the Central Plains (the vast area that originally belonged to the Shennong Kingdom).

At the beginning, because of Xiao Zhurong's bloodline and identity, everyone did not dare to question it publicly, but secretly, many people still had a lot of complaints about Xiao Zhurong, after all, his parents died for Shennong, but he returned to Xuanyuan and became the important minister of the Yellow Emperor, which made people inevitably have a slight disdain when they mentioned it.

However, for more than 100 years, Xiao Zhurong has changed the appearance of the Central Plains, where bandits were rampant and the people were not able to make a living.

It is said that Xiao Zhurong never shied away from his identity as a remnant of Shennong, spared no effort to fight for the interests of the people of the Central Plains, and never concealed his thoughts in front of the Yellow Emperor, saying that he was in charge of the Central Plains, just to make the Central Plains prosperous and rich, and let the people of the Central Plains who suffered from the war live a good life. For this reason, Xiao Zhurong did not suffer less slander and pressure. Gradually, the clans of the Central Plains not only no longer questioned Xiao Zhurong, but respected him very much, Zhu Rong's death is a kind of royal temperament with his homeland, and Xiao Zhurong's life is not another royal style with his homeland?

The Chishui Autumn Tournament is a competition held after Xiao Zhurong took over the Central Plains. At the beginning, it was just that Xiao Zhurong wanted to stimulate the small-scale competition of the Central Plains clan, so that the Chinese brothers should not be confined to one side and be arrogant, so that the children of each clan could understand that there was a sky outside the sky and there were people outside the people, so that they would be humble and studious, and work hard. But because the effect is very good, many clans want to have this opportunity to let the children in the clan get training, and more and more clans in the Great Wilderness participate in the competition. Later, the families also joined one after another, and the Chishui Autumn Race became a grand event in the whole wilderness.

The special feature of this competition is that it is not based on the country, but on the competition and communication between families, so it crosses national borders. The Yellow Emperor and Emperor Jun would send ministers to send rich prizes every time, and they attracted many talented young people to participate.

This time, Emperor Jun sent Bei Shui to lead the team to deliver the prizes.

Zhuan Xuan traveled with the team, Xiao Liu naturally went with him without any doubt, and Ah Nian also asked for Emperor Jun's consent and went with Zhen Xuan and Xiao Liu.

Xiao Liu thought that Zhen Xuan had been to the Chishui Autumn Tournament many times, but Zhen Xuan told Xiao Liu that this was the first time he went.

Xiao Liu thought about it and understood. For many children of large and small families, the competition is important, but the more important thing may be to make friends and prepare for the future power. Before, Zhen Xuan didn't go to the autumn competition, not because he was unwilling, but because he didn't want to attract the attention of all forces in Xuanyuan's country, so he was wary and murderous; Now he went because even if someone found out, it didn't matter, because he was already ready to go back to Xuanyuan.

There is a lot of water in Gaoxin, and the country is full of rivers and lakes, and as in previous years, the harvest chose to take the waterway by boat.

Zhen Xuan was still worried that Xiao Liu and Ah Nian were in the same boat and would have a conflict, but he didn't expect the two to get along very well, could they still see them hiding in the corner and whispering, Zhen Xuan asked Xiao Liu puzzled: "Why did you subdue Ah Nian?" ”

Xiao Liu smiled very mysteriously, "Secret." ”

Along the way, I met many families who wanted to rush to participate in the competition, such as the big family of Gaoxin Sibu, which was often a large boat of dozens of people, and the small family was a small boat with only three or five people, and there were even families that only sent one child to participate in the competition.

Zhuan and Bei Shu said hello, got off the big boat, followed the big boat in a small boat, and walked alone. Xiao Liu and Ah Nian naturally followed Zhu Xuan, and Ah Nian brought Begonia with him.

Many people thought that the four of them were the children of a small family sent out to participate in the competition, and when the boat docked to rest, people often took the initiative to talk, and they also treated each other warmly, and made several friends along the way.

When I was about to reach Chishui, there were more and more boats in the river, but fortunately, there were people sent by Xiao Zhurong to guide them on the shore, although they walked slowly, but they were not chaotic.

Entering Chishui, the river gradually widens, and both banks are fertile fields. At this time, it is the rice harvest season, at a glance, the golden is brilliant, like a golden lake, there are many people bending down to work in the field, and there are ox carts to transport the harvested rice back and forth, a busy and lively autumn harvest scene.

The river breeze blew, there was a burst of rice fragrance, Xiao Liu only felt relaxed, and even Ah Nian stood at the bow of the boat, looking around, and smiled; "The people on the shore were very happy to watch."

Zhen Xuan looked at the scenery on both sides of the strait, his eyes were a little gloomy, but there was a smile on the corner of his lips.

Xiao Liu couldn't help asking, "Why are you in such a complicated mood?" ”

Zhuan Xuan whispered: "Zhu Rong killed his father, and the hatred of killing his father is not shared. When Xiao Zhurong returned to his grandfather, I was still in Xuanyuan, and my grandfather asked me to decide Xiao Zhurong's life and death, I had the opportunity to kill Xiao Zhurong, but I gave up. Seeing such a scene today, I feel comforted in my heart, and I feel that my giving up is right, but I also feel ashamed of my parents...... Alas! Zhen sighed lightly.

Xiaoliu said: "The path you choose is destined to have only righteousness, not personal feelings." Now that you've chosen, don't think about it. I think my uncle and aunt will support your choice. ”

Zhen Yan smiled and said a little bit, "I understand." ”

The boat walked, and the scenery changed abruptly. The south bank is still lush with trees, but the north bank is barren, like a desert, spreading northward, as if there is no boundary.

Ah Nian was puzzled and asked: "Chishui has abundant water sources, and I heard that both sides of Chishui are rainy in spring and summer, and snowy in winter, how can there be a large desert here?" ”

It is the first time to come to Chishui, although Xiaoliu has been wandering in the Great Wilderness for many years, but Chishui is close to Jizhou, she has always consciously avoided Jizhou, and has never been to Chishui, so neither of them knows.

The captain who rocked the boat for them often came to Chishui and said with a smile: "According to the old man, many years ago, there was no desert here, but I don't know when this land became a desert. Legend has it that in the middle of the desert there is a large peach blossom forest, and in the peach blossom forest lives an ugly monster, and that big monster is like a furnace, scorching the land into a desert. Because the monster brought a drought, people called it a drought. ”

Zhen Yan said: "Didn't the Protoss send troops to kill the monsters?" ”

Gong Gong said: "I heard that there are also some bold Protoss teenagers who want to kill demons, but this desert is very strange, the more you go inside, the more hot and drought it becomes, and many people have not found the peach blossom forest, they are almost roasted to death, so they can only quickly quit." Although the monster is entrenched here, it has never harmed anyone, and it is not even clear whether there is a monster or not, so the people don't care, and gradually no one cares. ”

Ah Nian said: "Damn! It was supposed to be a thousand miles of greenery, but it was ruined by a monster. It's a pity that the north shore is in the territory of Xuanyuan, if it is in the territory of Gaoxin, I must tell my father and let him send someone to get rid of this monster. ”

Xiao Liu looked at the desert and said, "This monster is not bad. ”

Ah Nian glared at Xiao Liu dissatisfied, and Zhen Xuan explained: "You also said just now that this place is close to Chishui, the water source is abundant, and it is rainy in spring and summer, and snowy in winter. With so much water alleviated, there are also thousands of miles of desert, do you think, if this monster chooses to go elsewhere, what a terrifying scene it will be? It can be seen that it has no intention of harming people. ”

Although Ah Nian felt that what he said made sense, he still felt that this kind of monster should be removed. But since she was a child, she was accustomed to listening to her father and Zhuan, so she didn't speak again.

After another halfway on the boat, the north shore began to have sparse vegetation. Gradually, the green became dense, and it turned out to be a lush fruit forest, with all kinds of fruits hanging on the branches, red and yellow, which was very pleasing, and everyone left the monster thing behind.

In the evening, the speed of the ship gradually slowed down, and the pier could already be seen in the distance, and many ships were moored nearby.

Zhuan and Xiaoliu returned to the big boat, and the slender men shouted the trumpet, pulled the boat to the shore, and anchored it in the designated position.

There were officials who came to greet the harvest, although there were both Gaoxin Wang Ji and Prince Xuanyuan in the team, but neither Zhuan Xuan nor Ah Nian revealed their identities, so no one paid attention to them.

The group rested in the post house arranged by the officials, and the harvest was naturally handled on official business, and they could not accompany Ah Nian and Zhuan.

He is the son of Emperor Jun's cousin and Emperor Jun's apprentice, and he is considered a confidant cultivated by Emperor Jun, knowing the closeness of Ah Nian and Zhen Xuan, he didn't ask Ah Nian about his plans, and directly asked about Zhu Xuan's plan.

Zhen Xuan replied: "Let's have a good night's rest first, go out tomorrow and walk around, and when the game starts the day after tomorrow, of course we are watching the game, so you don't have to worry about us." ”

"The children who come to participate in the autumn competition are the elites of various families, and some people are inevitably a little arrogant, if the prince touches it, just ignore it, and try to avoid conflicts as much as possible." After all, we are only spectators of the game, not participants, and there is no need to fight with people. If the other party is really rude, leave it to me to deal with. ”

Zhen Xuan knew that this was actually for Ah Nian, so he smiled and said, "Okay." ”

Ah Nian has known Bei Shui since he was a child, and if it comes to blood, the two are still cousins and are very familiar with each other. She pursed her lips and said to Bei Shu, "As long as you know how to do things, we are all fools, okay?" ”

Bei Shu smiled bitterly at Zhen Xu, and left with his personal entourage to attend the reception banquet held for him by Xiao Zhurong.

On the second day, Xiao Liu and Ah Nian coincidentally slept lazily, and when they got up, the sun was already high. He wasn't there, and he didn't know where he had gone.

Xiao Liu and Ah Nian each sat on the side of the room, eating slowly, and after eating, Ah Nian shouted, "Hey, you know what to do, right?" ”

Xiao Liu hurriedly said: "I know, I swore an oath, don't worry, I will never let your father marry you to me." ”

The two drank tea slowly for a while, and only then did they come back, and Ah Nian pouted and asked, "Brother, where have you been?" ”

Zhen Xuan smiled and said, "I went outside to inquire around, and I saw where I would take you to play." ”

Ah Nian laughed sweetly, and Xiao Liu secretly rolled his eyes. Zhen Xuan's mouth, sweet words are like not wanting money, he was really sold by him, and he thinks he is the best.

Zhen Xuan knew that Xiao Liu was slandering him in the abdomen, so he patted Xiao Liu on the back of the head, "Let's go." ”

Zhen Xuan and Xiao Liu took Ah Nian and Haitang out of the post house, because the entire clan of the Great Wilderness came, and there were people everywhere, and Chishui City, which was originally not small, seemed very crowded.

There is a tributary of Chishui in Chishui City that runs through the entire city, so many people who come by land have chosen to visit Chishui City by boat.

In the past two hundred years, he has traveled to almost every place in Gaoxin, but he is very unfamiliar with the cities in Xuanyuan, so he looks very carefully. Although Ah Nian is not the first time to come to the Central Plains, it is the first time she can visit alone, and she is also full of interest, and those gadgets used by folk girls can attract her attention. Zhen Xuan saw that Ah Nian liked it, and specially helped her pick a few bracelets made of silver, Ah Nian divided two begonias, Begonia smiled, and the two of them put them on excitedly.

Xiaoliu has been wandering for more than 200 years, what have you never seen? She bought some snacks and sometimes sat by the stall, sometimes standing by the river, eating and waiting, watching from afar. Zhen Yan glanced at her from time to time, and the two of them didn't talk much, but they both had a calm pleasure.

When he tastes something delicious, Xiaoliu will buy a little more and give it to Zhen Xuan and Ah Nian. Ah Nian was disgusted with pickles and refused to eat them, and begonias naturally didn't dare to eat them. But he took a few big bites and ate it very sweetly.

Ah Nian saw that Zhen Xuan and Xiao Liu were eating sweetly, and couldn't help but be greedy, but he just refused in disgust, so he was naturally embarrassed to pull down his face and say that he wanted to eat, so he only looked at Zhen Xuan and Xiao Liu frequently.

Maybe because of Emperor Jun and Zhuan, Xiao Liu now looks at Ah Nian very well, and he is clear about Ah Nian's awkward thoughts about the little girl. Xiao Liu asked Haitang for a clean handkerchief, carefully peeled off the skin of the food, handed it to Ah Nian, and coaxed her to say, "Taste it, the inside is not dirty at all." ”

Ah Nian twisted and refused to eat, Xiao Liu said two more good words, Ah Nian put on a look that you begged me to eat, but it was not that I was hungry, and reluctantly took a bite. Street food always has a unique flavor, not any court chef can make it, greedy mouth is the true color of a girl, Ah Nian quickly fell in love with street food. She began to eat, and Begonia naturally ate her full appetite and tried the snacks recommended by Xiaoliu.

The four of them played, ate, and shopped, and were in a very happy mood.

In the afternoon, they rode out of Chishui City in an ox cart and came to what is said to be the largest dock in the Central Plains. This dock belongs to the Chishui clan, and ordinary ships can be sold to various clans in the Great Wilderness, but it is said that the Chishui clan and the Yellow Emperor have a secret agreement, and the best ships can only be sold to the Yellow Emperor.

The skill of shipbuilding is a secret to all families who know how to build ships, and no one can really enter the dockyard, but there are still many people who come here, not to learn anything, but to return to their hometown, to be able to proudly say to the villagers, "I saw the new ship of the Chishui clan with my own eyes".

It is said that at the suggestion of Xiao Zhurong, the Chishui clan often arranged a new ship to be tested for everyone to watch, which not only promoted the Chishui ship, but also satisfied the tourists who came from afar to see the freshness.

When they arrived, because it was almost dusk, there were not many people by the river, and they were all watching the river scenery at sunset.

Xiao Liu and Zhu Yan led Ah Nian and Haitang to walk casually, and suddenly heard a conch sound, but they didn't expect that there was a new boat going down the river at this time, Xiao Liu and they all stopped and stood on the shore to watch.

I saw the dock gate open, and a small boat slowly moved into the river.

Xiaoliu couldn't understand the quality of the boat, but felt that the shape of the boat was very chic, narrow in front and wide in the back, like a flower bone that had not yet opened, and it was estimated that the owner of the ship was a girl.

Ah Nian had seen a lot of good ships, and sneered: "The ships of the Chishui clan are no more than Er'er. ”

A girl in a purple shirt turned her head, walked a few steps, and stared at Ah Nian, "What do you think is wrong with this boat?" "The girl has a fair complexion, a pair of watery apricot eyes, the corners of her eyes are slightly upturned, and when she looks at people, she is charming and secretly born without smiling.

Ah Nian glanced at the woman, pointed to the boat and said, "This boat was obviously built to please a woman, but it looks nondescript, what kind of flower is it?" Since you can't take into account both speed and appearance, it is better to simply choose only one of them, and the ship built by the Chishui clan wants both, but the result is that neither is occupied. ”

The girl in purple said coldly: "You want it yet!" ”

Ah Nian was so angry that she wanted to refute, but the girl in purple didn't give her a chance, she jumped directly from the shore, stood on the new boat, and stared back at Ah Nian disdainfully.

Ah Nian understood, the woman in purple was the owner of the boat, and snorted even more disdainfully: "There is a broken boat, what is there to be proud of?" ”

It's not early, and he discusses with Ah Nian and Xiaoliu where to go for dinner.

The three of them didn't want to go back to the inn, Xiao Liu proposed to take a boat to swim in the lake, smashed his mouth and said: "The boat people who live on the river know how to cook river fresh, and they don't need to find any restaurants, we rent a clean boat, ask the boatman to borrow a fishing net, catch some river fresh, and let the boat lady do it directly on the boat, the grilled fish is too ordinary, don't mention it." Cut the river mussels, put them on the charcoal fire and roast them with their shells, spray a little wine, sprinkle a little mustard seed powder, fresh and slightly spicy, and I want to eat another one after eating one. There are also river shrimp, which are first soaked in live shrimp in spirits, and the shrimp eat the wine into their stomachs, and although they are drunk, they are still alive. Burn the slate until it is hot, pour the drunk shrimp directly, the river shrimp crackle and jump, the mellow aroma of the liquor and the umami of the river shrimp come to the nose, wait for the shrimp shell to be fried and roasted to red and golden, pull off the shrimp head and bite it gently, between the lips and teeth, it is fresh and fragrant, tender and smooth...... "Xiao Liu said that he was about to salivate, and Ah Nian also felt that the worm was moving.

The taste in his heart is very complicated, and it is interesting now, but this point of fun condensed from a difficult life must have tasted a lot of bitterness. He didn't show it on his face, but knocked on Xiao Liu's head and made fun of Xiao Liu: "You are a useless thing, except for eating, there is no big deal." ”

Ah Nian pursed his lips, his face full of disdain, but he kept looking at the boat parked on the shore.

There are many boats parked on the shore, Xiao Liu is very experienced, and when he sweeps it at a glance, he can see what kind of person the boatman is according to the layout of the boat. She picked a well-cleaned boat, negotiated the price with the boatman and his wife, and asked the boatman to buy two jars of spirits and a little vegetables and fruits.

The four of them got on the boat, and Zhen Xuan and Ah Nian sat on the side, watching Xiao Liu busy.

Haitang was embarrassed to do nothing and wanted to help, but Xiaoliu thought she was causing trouble and drove her back to Ah Nian. Xiao Liu asked the boatman to borrow a fishing net, stood at the stern of the boat, watched carefully, and when it was about time, she cast the net. When the net was to be collected, a few fish, a small bucket of river shrimp, and a few crabs were caught in the net.

Xiao Liu poured the liquor into the keg, soaked the river shrimp, put it aside, picked three bream with tender flesh and left, and asked the boat lady to help kill them, and the other fish were given to the boat girl. Xiao Liu took out some herb-like things from his body and salted the killed fish.

Ah Nian was still thinking about what Xiao Liu had just said, and asked, "What about the river mussels?" ”

Xiao Liu took off his coat and said to Ah Nian, "Whether we can eat river mussels or not depends on you." ”

"Rely on me?"

Xiao Liuzhi pointed to the lake, "Can you help me temporarily separate the water over there?" It doesn't need to be huge. ”

"What's so hard about that?"

Although Ah Nian was squeamish, her cultivation was not weak, she put her hand into the water, and the water began to part, revealing the sand and gravel at the bottom of the lake. Xiao Liu tied a bamboo basket to his waist, jumped into the water, and swam to the place where Ah Nian separated the water. She walked at the bottom of the lake, bending over and flipping

Picking up river mussels, I picked a bamboo basket after a while.

For the first time, Ah Nian fished something to eat by himself, and while looking at it with a long neck, he smiled and shouted: "There, I saw a big one there." ”

Xiao Liu followed the direction of Ah Nian's finger, and really found a big river mussel under a big boulder, Xiao Liu held the river mussel in one hand, swam in the water with the other, and returned to the boat.

Xiao Liu put the river mussel as big as a small grinding plate in front of Ah Nian, "This is what you caught, and I'll roast this for you to eat later." ”

Ah Nian was full of smiles and couldn't wait to ask, "When can I eat it?" ”

The boat lady had already lit a fire, and she dragged Xiao Liu to the stove and sat down, and asked the boat girl for a clean handkerchief, and helped Xiao Liu dry her hair first, "Is it cold?" Take a few sips of wine. ”

Haitang hurriedly brought the wine to Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu drank two sips, her body immediately warmed up, she waved her hand and said, "Do it!" Do it! If you eat while taking the test, you will feel hot! ”

The four of them sat around the stove and began to roast the river mussels, Ah Nian didn't dare to do it at first, but gradually became interested and learned to sprinkle seasonings with Xiaoliu. I don't know if it's because the freshly caught river mussels are really delicious enough, or because I did it myself, Ah Nian just felt that he had never eaten such a delicious river mussel.

Xiao Liu ate the river mussels for a while, and the clothes on her body were almost dry, she took out three pickled fish, wrapped them in lotus leaves, and put them aside to roast slowly.

The four of them were talking and laughing while eating, and before they knew it, the moon had risen overhead.

On the lake, you can occasionally meet other boats that come to the lake, but they are not as leisurely as they are, hugging the stove to admire the moon and sipping wine.

The smell of grilled fish wafted far away, and some people even smelled the fragrance and chased after it, salivating and asking, "Would you like to sell it?" We're willing to pay a premium price. ”

Without waiting for Xiaoliu to answer, Ah Nian had already refused. "We're just getting enough to eat ourselves."

Zhen Xuan said to Xiao Liu: "Don't blame people for being greedy, you don't know what seasonings you use for grilled fish, even people like me and Ah Nian who are tired of eating fish are greedy." ”

Xiao Liu grinned, "The exclusive secret recipe will not be passed on." This is really not Xiaoliu's bragging, she has countless herbs and prescriptions that people all over the world dream of in her mind, but she doesn't understand much about medical skills, but remembers the taste of each herb clearly, and often uses herbs as spices. After a long time, she really found a lot of excellent tastes, so the food she cooked, the heat is not necessarily good, but the taste is indeed unique.

Suddenly there was a fog on the lake, and the fog was shrouded in mist, and the boat seemed to pass through a sea of fog. The boat lady was afraid of colliding with someone else's boat, so she lit a few more lights and placed them along the side of the boat. It is estimated that the same is true for other ships, so from time to time you can see a little light disappearing in the fog, like starlight flickering in the sea of clouds.

The breeze sent a melodious piano sound, with the wind flickering and flickering, in the white mist, the piano sound is sometimes clear, sometimes blurred, clear and bright and pleasant, like ten miles of peach blossoms dancing in the wind, blurred whimpering, like a tree pear blossom falling.

Listening to the piano under the moon is an elegant thing, and listening to the piano in the fog on the water is even more unique. It's a pity, listening to it, I felt that the person who was stroking the qin was riding the boat and gradually moving away, the sound of the piano was getting lower and lower, Xiao Liu and Ah Nian were a little regretful, Xiao Liu sighed: "The sound is gradually disappearing." ”

Zhen Yan said: "As long as you want to listen, what's so difficult to let her caress you?" ”

Xiao Liu was puzzled, "Do you want to call people back loudly, I know that it can't be done." ”

Ah Nian pushed Begonia, and Begonia hurriedly opened the bag he was carrying, wiped off a tube of hole flute he bought during the day, and handed it to Zhuan. Ah Nian said to Xiao Liu: "My father is proficient in music, it is said that he is especially good at playing the qin, he personally taught his brother music, although my brother cannot be compared with the Qingqiu son Tu Shanjing, but he is not weak. ”

Zhen Xuan brought the flute to his lips and played it, it was still the same music as before, but there were many changes. The music just now was heard intermittently, and the passages that were clearly heard were allowed to be played according to the original song, and there was no clear place to hear it. The original tune and the new tune are mixed together, and it is seamless, even a little more casual than the song just now.

Xiao Liu, who didn't know the rhythm, almost listened to the knots and admired, and the person who stroked the qin was probably even more surprised and praised, so that the boat turned around. The sound of the piano came again, and it joined the sound of the flute. The music of the two is both similar and completely different, the two both compete with each other and follow each other, and the white fog completely becomes a world of piano and flute sounds. Sometimes they soar into the sky, sometimes fall into the blue sea to swim, gradually, the sound of the piano seems to have finally been convinced by the sound of the flute, with the sound of the flute, harmonious resonance, water and milk blending.

Ah Nian felt more and more uncomfortable in his heart, and suddenly reached out and grabbed the hole flute, the sound of the flute stopped abruptly, and he was not angry, but just looked at Ah Nian gently, "What's wrong?" ”

Suddenly, the sound of the flute was lost, and the sound of the piano was faintly played, lingering and moaning, as if asking the person who was playing the flute.

Ah Nian only felt upset, and said firmly: "I don't want to hear it." ”

Xiaoliu lowered her head, held back a smile, and concentrated on eating her crab.

The sound of the piano lingered for a while, and there was no response from the sound of the flute, as if he was angry, and slashed the piano with his hand, and suddenly the strings broke and the sound disappeared.

Zhen Xuan picked up a crab, carefully picked the crab paste into the crab shell, dripped a few drops of ginger vinegar, and put the crab shell in front of Ah Nian, Ah Nian laughed again and ate happily.

Zhen took another crab, peeled the crab paste, and wanted to give it to Xiao Liu, who bit the crab tongs in his mouth and said vaguely: "The crab has to be picked and eaten by itself to have a taste." ”

Zhen Xuan didn't like to eat crabs, so he put the peeled crab paste in front of Ah Nian, although Ah Nian was a little unwilling to eat what Xiao Liu didn't want, but he didn't say anything.

Xiao Liu took a fish and gave it to Zhen Xuan, "You taste it." ”

The lotus leaf was opened, and the rich fragrance came to the nose, Ah Nian and Begonia also hurried to get the fish, and the moment the lotus leaf was uncovered, it was simply fragrant for ten miles. Haitang saw that there were only three fish, and he was embarrassed to eat them, so Xiao Liu said: "Don't be polite to me, I still have delicious drunken shrimp!" ”

As Xiao Liu spoke, he scooped up a spoonful of drunk shrimp and poured it on the hot stone slab, in the sizzling sound, the white mist rose, the drunken shrimp crackled and jumped, and the rich aroma of wine and delicious shrimp spread out.

From afar, there was a shout, "Hey, the boatman over there, send some of your roasted things, if the taste satisfies my young lady, there will be a heavy reward." ”

It's not the first person to be interested in what they roast, but everyone is polite and good at business, but this servant girl has a breath of breath.

Ah Nian said dissatisfiedly: "It's great to be rich? Don't give! ”

Haitang is not a worry-free person, and actually replied loudly: "My young lady said, 'It's great to be rich?' Don't give'"

The boat sailed over, and it turned out to be the new ship with flowers and bones that I had seen in the afternoon. The maid standing by the boat saw Ah Nian's appearance, knew that they had misunderstood, and apologized without sincerity: "The lake is foggy, I didn't see it clearly just now, I thought it was the boat lady, and my tone was casual." Please give me this grilled fish, and the price is yours. ”

Ah Nian thought of the young lady in the afternoon, and was even more displeased, and glanced at Haitang. Haitang understood that she disdained to talk to the maidservant girl directly, Haitang stood up, saluted, and smiled gently and generously, "Money, we are not short for the time being, if you are willing to exchange things, we are willing, but I don't know if you have it?" ”

The maidservant looked at the begonia, and said arrogantly: "There are not many things we don't have in this great wilderness, just say it!" ”

Haitang smiled more and more amiably, "I don't dare to ask for too good things, I heard that the Fusang wood in the Holy Land Tang Valley has no fire and is self-heating, we want a bundle of Fusang wood, which is just used to roast the remaining drunken shrimp to eat." ”

Xiao Liu half-covered his face with his hand and laughed silently, the people in the Great Wilderness mentioned the Fusang Divine Tree by the length of their fingers and the width of their fingers, and it was the first time I heard people use bundles to say Fusang Divine Trees. However, looking at the great wilderness, only Ah Nian dares to say so.

The maid knew that she was teased by Begonia, and she was angry. "How dare you tease me?"

Haitang smiled: "You asked me to say it, how can I say that I teased you?" Think about it the next time you speak, and be careful that the wind flashes your tongue! ”

The maid was so angry that her face turned red, and she directly moved her hand and smashed a few water balloons. Begonia was not polite, waved his hand, and blocked the water balloon. The maidservant girl was drenched in soup, and said with a sad face: "If you have the ability, don't run!" He turned and ran into the cabin.

After a while, the purple-clothed lady and a beautiful woman in a water-red shirt who they had seen in the afternoon walked out of the cabin, but the woman in the water-red shirt was not a stranger, but a wind-proof Yiying.

Xiao Liu hurriedly shrank into the cabin and hid in the shadows. He sat down beside her, shielded her with his body, and asked, "Do you know?" ”

Xiao Liu whispered to Zhen Xuan: "The woman in the red shirt is the wind Yiying. "Min Xiaoliu's face is only known to people in Qingshui Town, and people who come to Qingshui Town to beg for a living have a forced reason, and most of them will not leave, so Xiaoliu has never worried that someone will know her, but she didn't expect Fengfeng Yiying to appear here.

The purple-clothed lady had a cold face and scolded: "You are so unreasonable, the maid came to buy some food, if you don't want to, just refuse, why tease and scold?" ”

Ah Nian stood up, "What do you mean by teasing and scolding?" Why don't you ask who was rude first, who spoke big, and who made the first move? ”

Miss Ziyi recognized Ah Nian and said angrily: "What kind of master has what kind of slave and maid, I don't need to ask who is rude." ”

Ah Nian was furious, "If your boat is not good, you are not allowed to say it?" Who do you think you are? I also said, a broken boat! ”

The young lady in purple was so angry that she wanted to do it, but she seemed to have some scruples, and she suppressed her anger, but she couldn't swallow this breath, and her face changed for a while.

Feng Yiying said softly: "Good sister, I am to blame for this, I smelled the fragrance and said casually, if it wasn't for satisfying my temporary appetite, why would you be angry with the villain?" Since I caused it, I'll deal with it, and your father and brother won't say anything when they find out. ”

Feng Yiying turned his face, and when he looked at Ah Nian and Begonia, his face was already full of frost. She said: "You apologize immediately, otherwise you will not blame me for being polite!" ”

Ah Nian was kidnapped by the famous Nine Lives Demon and Xiaoliu in the Great Wilderness, and he didn't see any fear, how could he be afraid at this time? She sneered, "Okay, I'll wait to see how you're welcome." ”

Seeing that the situation was wrong, the boatman and the boatlady did not dare to cause trouble, so they jumped into the water and fled.

Feng Yiying waved her hand and shot a row of short arrows from her sleeve, I don't know if she missed it, or if there happened to be fog blocking the view, most of the arrows were actually heading towards Zhuan.

After knowing that she was windproof, he used his spiritual power to cover Ah Nian and Begonia, at this time Ah Nian and Begonia were fine, and he was afraid of hurting Xiao Liu, so he barely dodged all the short arrows.

Before they had time to catch their breath, a few rows of short arrows came over, but Ah Nian and Haitang had already reacted, their spiritual power was not weak, and Feng Yiying didn't really want to shoot them, so there was no problem for the two of them to protect themselves.

A lot of short arrows were nailed to the hull, and the windproof Yiying deserved to be one of the best masters of the windbreaker, and this kind of weak sleeve arrow shook the hull, only to hear the clattering sound endlessly, the whole boat fell apart, and all four fell into the water.

Xiao Liu was secretly happy in his heart, Zhen Xu, Ah Nian and Haitang grew up in Gaoxin, as long as they entered the water, it would be like returning to their hometown, even if they didn't overturn each other's boats, the water should be fine. However, she was shocked to see that Zhuan Xuan and Ah Nian couldn't swim in the water, and the maid who was beaten into a soup chicken by the begonia called a group of maidservants, and they were working together to beat the begonia that fell into the water, and the begonia was so entangled that she couldn't save Ah Nian.

Xiao Liu could only brave the rain of arrows to save Zhen Xuan and Ah Nian, although Zhu Xuan couldn't swim in the water, he didn't panic, and used his spiritual power to make his legs wooden and float on the water. Ah Nian was so nervous and flustered that he forgot that he had the ability to divide water, and he had choked on several mouthfuls of water, and he was about to sink when he saw it.

Zhen Xuan said to Xiao Liu: "Don't worry about me, save Ah Nian." ”

Xiao Liu could only go to save Ah Nian first, "You are careful." ”

As soon as Ah Nian touched Xiao Liu, he immediately entangled Xiao Liu like an octopus, and he couldn't even take care of the defense of men and women. Xiao Liu's spiritual power was low, and her strength was not as great as Ah Nian, and she was taken by Ah Nian to sink to the bottom of the lake, but she happened to avoid the two arrows that shot at her back of the heart.

Xiao Liu knocked Ah Nian the back of his neck, knocked Ah Nian unconscious, and fled quickly with Ah Nian. Swimming to the shore in one go, she lay on the shore, so tired that she was panting.

Xiaoliu pinched Ah Nian's people and woke Ah Nian up, "I'm going to leave, can you do it by yourself?" ”

The fog was so thick that I couldn't see anything clearly, as if there were monsters lurking all around. Ah Nian's whole body trembled, but she nodded strongly, and Xiao Liu patted her cheek, "Hide, no matter what happens, don't come out." ”

Xiao Liu turned around and jumped into the lake to find Zhen Xu.

Although the fog was thick and it was difficult to distinguish the direction, Xiao Liu had encountered much more terrifying weather than this, and she swam back to the place where they fell into the water, but the lake was empty and there was nothing.

Xiaoliu didn't give up, and swam in circles, looking for the dragon.

After looking for a long time, I didn't find it, but I saw Begonia floating on the water, unconscious, and hit an arrow in the left leg. Xiao Liu couldn't help it anymore, and he couldn't take care of hiding anymore, so he shouted: "Brother, brother, ......"

Xiaoliu dragged the begonia, screaming while swimming, but no one responded. Xiaoliu could only take Begonia back to find Ah Nian.

Ah Nian curled up and hid in the grass, the white fog made her blind, and the terrible cry of the night owl frightened her.

When she heard the sound of water, she held aura in her hand and stared nervously ahead. A black shadow of a monster appeared in the white mist, staggering towards her, she was trembling with nervousness, the monster approached, but it turned out to be Xiaoliu carrying a begonia. Ah Nian rushed out excitedly, "Little Liu." ”

Xiao Liu saw the tears in the corners of Ah Nian's eyes, and remembered that when he first slept in the mountains, he was also so panicked. She patted Ah Nian on the shoulder and praised: "You are very brave!" ”

Ah Nian was embarrassed, and immediately made a look of not being afraid of anything, "Where's my brother?" What happened to Begonia? ”

Xiaoliu put the begonia down. "I was slapped in the back, and I had an arrow wound on my leg, and I couldn't die with me."

Xiaoliu fed Haitang a pill and wanted to tear off Haitang's pants, Ah Nian blushed, "Can't you wait until you go back to heal?" ”

"With such a big fog, do you know how to go back? Although this arrow didn't hit the vital point, I really didn't dare to underestimate this Miss Fengfeng, and if I didn't treat it early, I was afraid that Begonia's leg would be crippled. ”

"But, but you're a man!"

Xiao Liu tore open Begonia's pants with a snort, "Marry her if it's a big deal!" ”

Ah Nian thought about it, but was a little unwilling, "Hmph! Cheap for you! ”

Xiao Liu pulled out the arrow vigorously and said to Ah Nian, "Hurry up and take out all your good medicine." ”

Ah Nian first took a Fusang wooden bottle to Xiao Liu, "Inside is Tanggu water soaked in Fusang flowers." ”

Xiao Liu poured water on the wound, and the water ate away the blackened flesh on the wound little by little, revealing bright red clean flesh.

Ah Nian took another jade bottle and handed it to Xiao Liu, "Inside is the Streamer Flying Pill refined with the water and spirit grass in the Guixu Water Eye. ”

Xiao Liu pinched three pills in a row, and the pills turned into hundreds of purple-blue droplets, flying around the wound like a firefly, slowly merging into the wound, and the blood from the wound quickly stopped.

Xiao Liu began to bandage the wound, "Okay! ”

Ah Nian asked worriedly, "What about my brother?" ”

Xiaoliu shook his head, "I don't know." We can only return to the post house as soon as possible and let the company check it. ”

Xiaoliu picked up the begonia on his back and said to Ah Nian, "Let's go." ”

Ah Nian followed Xiao Liu's side, walking one foot deep and one foot shallow.

In the fog, I couldn't see the road clearly, and the road by the lake was very muddy, and I didn't know what I would step on every time I stepped on it. But Xiao Liu, who has low spiritual power, still walks very smoothly with a person on her back, and her expression is also very calm, as if no matter how big the fog is, she can't cover her eyes. Xiao Liu's steady composure infected Ah Nian, and also made Ah Nian very embarrassed, she gritted her teeth and followed Xiao Liu tightly. Even though she felt that she heard the sound of snakes swimming, she bit her lip tightly and said nothing.

Xiao Liu walked to a slope and shouted at the white mist: "Boatman, double the price, go to Chishui City." ”

A voice came from the white mist, "Okay, you wait." "A little light came on.

Xiao Liu took Ah Nian and walked towards the light, and sure enough, he saw a boat parked on the shore.

Ah Nian got on the boat, his heart was relieved, his legs were weak, he sat on the boat, and asked Xiao Liu in surprise: "How do you know that there is a boat parked here?" ”

Xiao Liu gently put down the begonias and said, "Yesterday, we went against this river to get on the lake, and I saw the boatman stopping here to make a fire and cook. ”

Ah Nian said in disbelief: "Remember it at a glance?" You can't foresee that we're in distress. ”

Xiao Liu smiled faintly, "If you live in danger all the time, if you don't remember it, you will die, but if you remember, you will have more vitality, and you will naturally form a habit, if you don't remember it deliberately, you will pay attention to it." ”

Ah Nian stared at Xiao Liu and stopped talking.

The boatman discussed with Xiao Liu: "Seeing that it is about to dawn, as soon as the sun comes out, the fog will soon disperse, so it is better to wait and leave." ”

Xiaoliu asked, "Have you lived here since you were a child?" ”

"Our ancestors were born in Chishui and died in Chishui."

"From here down the river is downstream, I see that the river is very stable, why don't we drift slowly down the river, wait for the fog to dissipate a bit, and then speed up. If you arrive in Chishui City within an hour and a half, I'll add more money. ”

The boatman pondered for a moment, and then replied, "Okay." ”

The boatman lit two more lamps on the boat, stood in the bow of the boat, and looked cautiously.

The boat went down the river smoothly, and after about half an hour, the fog began to dissipate, and the boatman began to rock and speed up a few feet away. As the fog dissipated, the speed of the ship became faster and faster, and the fog had not completely dissipated, and it had already entered Chishui City.

There was a river in front of the post house, and under the guidance of Xiao Liu, the boatman parked the boat directly in front of the post house.

Ah Nian didn't wait for the boat to stop, so he jumped up the stone steps and rushed to knock on the door. Xiaoliu gave the money to the boatman, carried the begonia, and walked ashore.

The attendant who opened the door saw Ah Nian and Xiao Liu's embarrassed appearance, and immediately sent someone to call for the harvest.

Bei Shu had already gotten up and was washing, and when he heard that Haitang was injured, he didn't bother to wash up again, so he immediately rushed out. Seeing Ah Nian standing intact, he breathed a sigh of relief and said to Ah Nian: "As long as you are here, I know that there is no peace, only big things are small, and it is impossible to be fine." He instructed the maidservant behind him, "Send the begonia back to the house and let the doctor take a look." ”

Ah Nian didn't care about mixing with Bei, and said, "Brother Zhen is gone." ”

The brows that had just spread out were gathered together, "You carefully tell what happened from beginning to end." ”

Ah Nian started from the time they met the young lady in purple in the evening, and continued to talk until they met again in the evening, and a conflict broke out. Xiao Liu waited for Ah Nian to finish speaking before he said: "The woman who did it is called Fengfeng Yiying." ”

"It's her!" ”

Ah Nian hurriedly asked, "Is she famous?" How come I haven't heard of it? ”

Bei Shu said helplessly: "The fiancée of Tu Shanjing, the son of Qingqiu." ”

"It's her!" Ah Nian took the case, "I'll go to Tu Shan's house and ask, do they want all the businesses in Gaoxin to close?" ”

Bao Shu said: "Although it was Miss Fengfeng's hand, she was angry for that young lady, even if this matter caused trouble, it was also a contradiction between that young lady and you." What's more, you didn't reveal your identity, and you can't blame others for hurting you by mistake. ”

Xiao Liu also said: "It's not about who to trouble now, but to find out where Zhen Yan went first." ”

Bei Shu said to Xiao Liu and Ah Nian: "Since I know that it is Miss Fangfeng, I will be able to find that young lady soon, as long as I find someone, I will naturally find out the whereabouts of the prince, and I will handle this matter." You go take a hot bath and get some rest. ”

Ah Nian went back to the house, but Xiao Liu went around and waited by the door to harvest.

When he saw her, he immediately stopped, although he didn't know Xiao Liu's identity, but before leaving, Emperor Jun personally told him to take care of Xiao Liu. Bei Shu asked politely, "Is there anything else Childe has to tell me?" ”

After all, Bei Shu is Gao Xin's courtier, and some words are not easy to say too directly, Xiao Liu can only say: "Be careful of Miss Fangfeng, I always feel that she is not just angry for her good friends, I suspect that she should recognize Ah Nian and Zhen Xuan." ”

Bei received: "I will provide vigilance, and as soon as there is news, I will immediately send someone to tell Childe." ”

Xiao Liu said, "Thank you." ”

Xiaoliu took a bath, but couldn't sleep. 颛顼, Fengfengyiying, Tu Shanjing, Xiangliu...... Everyone was circling in her mind like a marquee, and when she thought of it, Xiao Liu felt a splitting headache.

Xiaoliu felt that he was wasting his energy like this, so it was better to sleep well, and when he heard the news, he could cooperate with the harvest. She took a pill and fell asleep with the help of the medicine.

When he woke up, it was already noon, Xiao Liu went to eat, and saw Ah Nian sitting under the window in a daze, his eyes were dark, and he obviously didn't rest.

Xiaoliu sat in front of the dining table, burying his head in eating, Ah Nian glared at her angrily, "My brother treats you well, he has no news now, you can still eat?" ”

Xiaoliu asked helplessly: "If he doesn't eat or sleep, will he be able to come back?" ”

Ah Nian scolded: "Cold-blooded! ”

Xiao Liu knew that she was mentally irritable, so he ignored her and ate his own.

After a while, Ah Nian looked out the window and asked in a low voice, "Am I really in trouble?" If it weren't for me, there wouldn't have been a conflict last night. ”

Xiaoliu said: "Trouble is the special right of a beautiful woman, women don't make trouble, how to highlight the greatness of men?" As for last night, even without you, there would have been conflicts. ”

"Really?"

"I'm not going to sell grilled fish to that arrogant maid."

Ah Nian felt better, and Xiao Liu asked, "However, you are from Gaoxin, how can you not swim?" ”

Ah Nian said wryly: "My mother is timid, she gave birth to me very hard, afraid that I would drown, and she refused to let me play in the water when I was a child." When I was a child, when the girl was older, it was inconvenient to swim, and I didn't like it either, so I couldn't swim. Ah Nian also wanted to defend himself for not being able to swim, and he walked in.

Ah Nian immediately stood up, "Did you find your brother?" ”

After saluting Ah Nian, he said, "Prince Zhuan is safe, you don't have to worry. ”

"Where are the others?"

"In the Chishui Clan's mansion."

Ah Nian was puzzled, "How can you be in Chishui Mansion?" ”

Bei said slowly: "The young lady who had a conflict with you last night is called Shennong Xinyue, the daughter of Xiao Zhurong, the granddaughter of the current Chishui patriarch, and the sister of the future Chishui patriarch. ”

Ah Nian's face was very ugly, and he had nowhere to vent his anger, so he swept all the cups and saucers on the table to the ground.

Both Harvest and Xiaoliu did not change their faces and their hearts did not beat. Xiao Liu whispered: "It sounds so complicated to me, this Miss Shennong Xinyue is obviously a child of Shennong with pure blood, how can her brother be the future patriarch of the Chishui clan?" ”

Bei Shu explained in a low voice: "Xiao Zhurong married Chishui Xiaoye, the only daughter of the Chishui Patriarch, and the Chishui Patriarch is not only Xiao Zhurong's father-in-law, but also his cousin, and he has great kindness to Xiao Zhurong. Xiao Zhurong regarded him as his father, and he had promised the Chishui patriarch that if he had two children in the future, he would give one son to the Chishui clan. Later, Mrs. Chishui gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses, and her brother was set as the future patriarch of the Chishui clan since birth, and grew up beside the Chishui patriarch. The ship you saw yesterday is said to have been designed by Miss Shennong Xinyue herself and built for her by her brother. ”

Xiao Liu continued to ask humbly in a whisper, "Since Miss Shennong is so big, and we have offended her again, how can Prince Zhuan live in Chishui Mansion?" ”

He sighed and whispered, "I don't know, I just know that the prince is very safe." ”

Ah Nian patted the case and shouted: "Have you seen anyone?" They say it's safe, right? ”

"Of course I'm not at ease, and I'm asking to see someone." The people of Chishui Mansion didn't make it difficult, and they let me meet the prince very happily. The prince was hit by an arrow in the shoulder, and he soaked at the bottom of the lake for a while, so his complexion was a little worse, but everything else was fine. The prince himself told me to come back with peace of mind, and that he would come back when his injuries were better. ”

Ah Nian snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "They must know the identity of their brother, and they are afraid of offending the Yellow Emperor and my father, so they are courteous." ”

She moved her lips, but closed them again, and Ah Nian patted the case, "Say whatever you want!" ”

Bei Shu touched his nose and said in a low voice: "I see that they still don't know the identity of the prince, the prince said that he is a distant relative of His Majesty Emperor Jun, so they regard the prince as a disciple of the Qinglong Division, one of the four divisions of Gaoxin. "Emperor Jun's maternal family is the noble Qinglong Ministry, and the harvest is from the Qinglong Ministry, and he is the cousin of Emperor Jun, and the true relative of His Majesty Emperor Jun.

Ah Nian slapped the case angrily again, opened his mouth but didn't know what to say, was stunned for a moment, stood up suddenly, and walked out of the room angrily.

Xiaoliu asked Bei Shu: "Have you seen Miss Fengfeng?" ”

"I saw it, I just knew from her that the young lady who had a conflict with you was Xiao Zhurong's son-in-law, Miss Fangfeng was very polite and thoughtful, and apologized to me, saying that she didn't know that it was someone sent by His Majesty Emperor Jun, but it was too polite and thoughtful, but it made people feel ......" Bei Shu shook his head, "Anyway, I have to remind the prince to be more careful." After all, open guns are easy to dodge and dark arrows are difficult to defend, and Miss Fengfeng is one of the best masters of dark arrows in the Great Wilderness. ”

Xiao Liu said: "Judging from the situation at the time, Miss Fangfeng must have wanted to pretend to be confused and kill Prince Zhuan, but something happened suddenly, Miss Shennong actually stopped Miss Fangfeng and saved Prince Zhuan. "Xiao Liu doesn't believe that it is Miss Shennong's kindness, these young ladies who have been in the top position for a long time, because they have held the power of life and death since they were children, naturally developed a distraction from the humble life. It's not that they're cold-blooded, it's just a habit determined by the living environment, just like rich people don't care about money, and people who haven't been hungry don't know how to cherish food.

Bei Shu coughed lightly twice and said, "Actually, I have already sent someone to try to inquire about the specific process. ”

Xiao Liu was not surprised, for a big family like the Chishui clan, it was impossible for Emperor Jun not to pay attention to it, and it was impossible for him not to have eyeliner. It is not necessary to know what is really secret, but it should be possible to inquire about the beginning and end of a conflict.

Seeing that Xiao Liu just looked at him quietly, his expression was calm, and he didn't take the initiative to ask, and he couldn't help but secretly praise in his heart, no wonder Emperor Jun and Zhen Xuan looked at him differently. "According to the maidservants who served on the ship at the time, the attendants on the ship did not dare to cause trouble during the autumn competition because of Xiao Zhurong's rules, but they secretly made waves and helped Miss Fangfeng. The prince didn't know the nature of water, and suffered a big loss, and after being shot by Miss Windproof, his body sank. Originally, Miss Shennong had ordered the boat to leave, but at this time, a tube of hole flute floated from under the lake, and after Miss Shennong saw the hole flute, it is said that she was stunned for a moment, and suddenly jumped into the water and fished the prince out of the lake. ”

Xiao Liu held his chin with both hands, stunned.

She stared at him for a moment and asked, "What are you thinking?" ”

Although Ah Nian didn't tell about the ensemble of the piano and flute on the lake just now, Bei Shui didn't necessarily know, Xiao Liu told Bei Shu in detail, and said, "I'm wondering if that Miss Shennong is very good at stroking the piano. "If Shennong Xinyue is the one who plays with the piano flute, she sees the dong flute saving people, it makes sense.

"It's not clear, but the children of the nobility will learn some music more or less. ”

Xiao Liu smiled and stood up with his waist stretched, "I'll go get a good night's sleep again." When she was about to go out, she stopped, as if she suddenly remembered something, and asked casually: "Is Miss Fangfeng from Tu Shan's house here?" ”

"Mr. Jing is also there."

Xiao Liu let out an unconcerned "oh" and walked out of the house.

In the morning, I was forced to fall asleep by relying on herbs, and I didn't sleep well. In the afternoon, I really slept soundly, and Xiao Liu slept until it was almost time to eat dinner. Because I slept all day, I didn't consume anything, I didn't feel hungry, I was too lazy to eat dinner, and I sat under the porch with a plate of fruit to eat.

Although it is autumn, the weather has not yet cooled down, and the coolness of the autumn breeze blows on the clothes, making people feel refreshed and light.

Ah Nian couldn't eat, seeing that Xiaoliu was eating sweetly, he also took a plate of fruit, and sat under the porch to eat at a distance from Xiaoliu.

Xiao Liu saw that her eyes were dark, obviously she still hadn't rested well in the afternoon, and said, "Let the maid cook you some sour jujube kernel soup, drink a bowl of goat's milk, and have a good night's rest." ”

Ah Nian only eats, does not speak.

Bei Shu walked in and said with a smile: "This afternoon's game is very exciting, will you go to watch the game tomorrow?" If you want to see which family, you can tell me now, and I'll arrange it for you. ”

Ah Nian thought for a while and said, "Okay! Is there a match between Goshin Shibu and Akamizu? I want to check it out. ”

Bei Shu smiled bitterly, "Yes, yes, there must be." ”

Since Xiaoliu's spiritual power was dispersed, he has no interest in these fights and killings, and he doesn't need to accompany him to see it, so he is secretly happy in his heart, so he hurriedly waved his hand, "I slept too much during the day, I must have slept late tonight, I'm afraid that I won't be able to get up until late tomorrow, you go to see you, don't worry about me." ”

"There are six days in the autumn game, even if you don't watch it tomorrow, there are still four days to watch, and the more you get to the back, the more exciting it is, you have a good rest, don't worry." ”

On the second day, Xiao Liu really slept until noon and didn't get up.

The inn was quiet, and I wanted everyone to come and watch the game. Xiaoliu was too lazy to bother the kitchen to turn on the fire, so he ran to the street stall to eat.

She asked for a bowl of river fresh soup cakes, the soup was stewed very deliciously, milky white soup, tender green green onions, Xiao Liu ate a bowl was not enough, and added half a bowl to eat.

After Xiao Liu finished eating, he felt satisfied, and saw that there were many old people basking in the sun at the base of the wall, or sitting on the ground, or squatting with their hands on their sleeves. Xiao Liu ran over and sat on the ground, basking in the sun while squinting at the boats on the river.

There was a boat passing by the river, and a man in green clothes sat on the bow of the boat, with his back to Xiao Liu, and another man in blue clothes enjoying the scenery on the shore.

The familiar back made Xiao Liu immediately recognize it as Jing, and Xiao Liu knew that he couldn't see himself, so he stared at him blatantly.

Jing suddenly turned his head and looked over to the shore. Xiao Liu didn't move, still sitting lazily, looking at him lazily. Xiao Liu didn't know if Jing had seen him, but he just watched the boat gradually move away, and a touch of azure gradually disappeared into the bustling red dust.

He knew that she was in Chishui City, and she also knew that he was in Chishui City, but he couldn't wave his hand and yell seventeen like he did in Qingshui Town, and he would appear beside him.

Xiao Liu didn't know how long he had been sitting, anyway, the people basking in the sun around him had already changed a few times. Someone else came over and sat down next to Xiao Liu gently, and the familiar aroma of herbs wafted faintly. Xiao Liu didn't look back, because he knew that even if he saw a face, it was fake. She smiled as she watched the boat pass by, and there was some joy in her heart.

After a while, Xiao Liu asked in a low voice, "Aren't you afraid that people will follow you?" ”

"My ancestors were foxes, and only I track others, and few people can track me."

Xiao Liu remembered that the first time he was captured by Xiang Liu, it was he who found her, and the second time he was caught in the dungeon by Zhuan Xu, and it was he who found her, and he seemed to be very good at tracking.

Xiaoliu asked, "You didn't go to the game?" ”

"Tu Shan is not good at fighting with people, and the main purpose of coming here every time is to talk about business and recruit talents."

Xiao Liu stopped talking, and Seventeen silently accompanied Xiao Liu to bask in the sun, although Xiao Liu never looked back, he could always smell the fragrance of herbs on his body, which was peaceful.

Until the setting sun shone on the river, Seventeen whispered, "I have to go, when will you go back?" ”

"It's time for me to go back, too."

"Then you go first."

There was a ripple of warmth in Xiao Liu's heart, "Okay! She stood up and walked slowly back to the inn along the riverbank. Because she knew that someone had been watching her, she seemed to have been accompanied by someone all the time, not lonely, but always had a kind of warmth.

But the people who watched her leave, all they tasted was gradually moving away, and Seventeen chose to leave the warmth to her.

Xiao Liu rested for five days in a row, and it wasn't until the last day of the game that he couldn't refuse, so he was pulled by Bei Shu and A Nianqiang to watch the last game.

After many competitions, it was a man and a woman who were fortunate enough to compete for the final victory.

The man's name is Yujiang, from Xihe, one of the four divisions of Gaoxin; The woman's name is Xian, from the Chishui clan, the head of the four families. Yujiang has a baby face, clear eyebrows, and always seems to be smiling, which makes people feel kind at first sight. Xian is a cold melon seed face, her lips are pursed, and her eyes are angry, so that people dare not look at her directly. Both of them practice water spirits, Yujiang is water, but sacrifice is ice in the water system.

Everyone is looking forward to this battle of water and ice, most people feel that Yujiang is amiable and hope that he will win, but they feel that they are ruthless, and it is Xian who is more likely to win.

Xiao Liu was afraid of running into Feng Yiying, but he really hated changing his appearance, and it happened that Ah Nian was proud of his identity on such a noisy occasion, and he wore a hat, and Xiao Liu also wore one.

After entering the venue of the competition, Xiaoliu found that many people watching the game were wearing hats and were relieved.

When the game was about to start, Xiao Liu saw Zhen Xuan and a woman wearing a hat walking in, Xiao Liu felt a headache and pretended not to see it. Ah Nian stood up, waved his hand vigorously, and shouted, "Brother! ”

Zhen Xuan and the woman squeezed through the crowd, and Ah Nian realized that this woman might be who, and asked with hostility: "Brother, who is she?" ”

Zhen Xuan smiled and introduced each other: "This is my sister, Ah Nian." Xinyue, it's good if you call her Ah Nian too. This is Shennong Xinyue, Ah Nian, you call her Xinyue. There is also this ......" 颛顼 looked for Xiao Liu, but I don't know when Xiao Liu has left.

Because Zhen Xuan was not there, Bei Shui didn't dare to entrust Ah Nian and Xiao Liu to others, so he deliberately selected the stands and took Ah Nian and Xiao Liu to watch the final finals.

When he saw Zhen Xuan coming over with Xinyue, Bei Shu immediately sneaked away, and Xiao Liu also stood up quietly and ran away behind Bei Shu.

After the two successfully slipped out, they hugged each other and expressed their admiration!

This is the final final, and there are a lot of people who come to watch the game, so the position is a turnip and a pit. Xiao Liu thoughtlessly proposed: "Zhuan Xuan occupies our position, that Miss Shennong must have a vacant position, let's go sit in her place." ”

Bei Shu vetoed, "Let Ah Nian see me sitting in the position of the Chishui clan, you have to kill me." ”

Xiaoliu shook his hand and left, "Lao Tzu won't look at it, go back to sleep." ”

She grabbed her: "Go back and ask me Your Majesty, how do you take care of Xiao Liu, do you want me to answer that you slept in the post house for six days?" "Collect the calculations in your heart, Shennong, Xuanyuan, Xiling, Tushan, Jintian...... felt that it was not good to sit in anyone's position, so he had no choice but to take Xiaoliu to squeeze into the position assigned to the Qinglong Department. When a group of young people from the Qinglong Department saw him, they all laughed, and everyone squeezed in, and they just made a small place for Bei Shu and Xiao Liu.

Bei Shuli pulled Xiaoliu to sit down, and said with a smile: "Chishui Xian will definitely freeze with ice, and it will be cold and panicked anyway, so everyone is crowded together, just to keep warm." ”

Xiao Liu has been a man for one or two hundred years, and he is very arrogant, and he sits down next to him, but he feels that he has the feeling of watching the game now that he is so lively.

At the beginning of the game on the field, a teenager secretly stuffed a bottle of wine for Bei Shu, who took a sip and handed it to Xiao Liu, who took a big sip and muttered: "There is a lack of duck neck." ”

Bei Shui forced a smile and said: "This is a very serious competition, it is about the honor of each family, but it is not to watch street juggling, please watch it seriously." ”

A group of people laughed in suppressed voices, "Let the old man of Xihe see us drinking, and he will definitely complain to His Majesty when he goes back." ”

The battle on the field was fierce, the water and ice were fighting, and sure enough, as Bei Shui said, the ice was sacrificed, and the entire grandstand was snowing, as if it had suddenly entered a harsh winter.

After a long time, Xiao Liu's spiritual power was low, so he naturally couldn't resist it, and began to tremble. Holding Xiao Liu's hand and slowly sending spiritual power into her body, Xiao Liu felt no cold.

Xiaoliu said, "Thank you." ”

At this time, his mind was already on the wonderful game, and he only smiled.

He looked at it for a while, and suddenly remembered that Xiao Liu's spiritual power was low, but he was afraid that he couldn't see the subtlety, so he leaned sideways, put his head on the side of Xiao Liu's head, and explained to Xiao Liu while watching: "Xian is now in control of the overall situation, the water sword of Yujiang has been affected, and the attack has become slow...... Yujiang also began to set up a formation, and he did not choose to directly confront Xian...... It looks like it's covered in snow and ice, but in fact there is a gurgling water underneath all the time......"

Xiao Liu nodded as he listened, and gradually understood why everyone liked to watch the game, and he could indeed learn a lot from every change in the master's response.

Xiao Liu suddenly felt that someone had been looking at her, and she intuitively looked at it, it was a VIP seat, because there was a low curtain, and no one could be seen. Xiaoliu whispered and asked Bei Shu: "Whose position is over there?" ”

Bao Shu glanced at it, "Tu Shan's clan." ”

Xiao Liu was silent for a while, then suddenly laughed and muttered to himself: "You didn't make me promise not to associate with men or talk to men for fifteen years. ”

"What did you say?" ”

Xiao Liu smiled at him, "I didn't say anything, you continue to explain." ”

Bei Shui was still head to head with Xiao Liu, whispering while watching.

Yujiang and Xian have to compete for strength, but also to compete for resourcefulness, the two top masters have achieved an unusually wonderful competition, and finally the dedication of spiritual power is exhausted, fainted, Yujiang also needs to be supported to stand firm.

Yujiang relied on the purity and profundity of spiritual power, barely beating Xian.

The audience erupted in thunderous cheers, although a group of young people from the Qinglong Department usually fight with Xihebu and make trouble, but now they are all jumping and shouting "Yujiang, Yujiang", and they are really happy for Yujiang.

After all, Bei Shu's identity is different from theirs, and he is still sitting, but his eyes are also full of smiles.

Xiao Liu saw that Yujiang's victory was not easy to come by, and she was infected by the people around her, so she also waved her arms and shouted a few times. No matter how desolate Xiao Liu's mood is, after all, she is still a young man, looking at the thunderous cheers in the audience, a thought suddenly flashed through her heart, if her spiritual power was not dispersed, maybe she could also enjoy a whole wilderness to cheer for her.

Xiaoliu immediately shook his head, shook off this thought, and silently told himself, I am fine now!

Bei Shu said to Xiao Liu: "You don't have to look at Ah Nian's face when you go back today." ”

Xiaoliu also smiled, "Let's go back by ourselves, don't wait for them." ”

The two stood up and walked slowly with the crowd. Because many people were still shouting excitedly, jumping up and down, one of the hands of the harvest was half on Xiao Liu's shoulder, not only for protection, but also for fear that the two would be scattered by the crowd.

Many of the people who came from the VIP seat knew him and greeted him with a smile, and some people joked: "The performance of the four disciples of Gaoxin is very good this year, and I am afraid that the prizes you brought will be pulled back intact." ”

Bei Shu smiled and greeted everyone politely.

When the people of the Fourth Family came, everyone walked to the side and took the initiative to make way for them with respect.

On the occasion of the Autumn Competition, which focuses on the clan, the Fourth Family represents not only the power of the clan, but also the bloodline that has been continuously inherited from the Pangu Emperor to the present, which is what everyone flows in the body and supports life. A country can be created or disappear, but only the bloodline, which grows endlessly, multiplies from generation to generation, and never disappears. So, many times, the glory of the clan is greater than the glory of the state.

The Chishui clan, the Xiling clan, the Tushan clan, and the Onifang clan walked through in turn. Jing and Feng Yi Ying walked side by side, and when they passed by Rong Shu's side, Feng Feng Yi Ying slowed down and smiled and greeted Rong Shu. Jing took a closer look at Bei Shu, his eyes fell on his hand on Xiao Liu's shoulder, he pursed the corners of his lips, didn't speak, just nodded his head with Bei Shu.

Xiao Liu was afraid that Feng Yiying would recognize her, so he dragged him into the crowd and dragged him into the crowd. When the two of them squeezed out the crowd, they both breathed a sigh of relief. Bei Shu let go of Xiao Liu and asked with a smile: "How is it?" It's not a trip for nothing, is it? ”

Xiao Liu smiled and patted Bei Shu's shoulder, looking like a good brother, "Don't worry, when Your Majesty asks, I will definitely say good things for you." ”

Bei Shu already knew Xiao Liu's temperament, and scolded with a smile: "You really take yourself seriously!" ”

Zhen Yan walked over with Ah Nian, first glared at Xiao Liu, and then looked at Bei Shu, "You two are running fast, where are you hiding?" ”

He only smiled, but did not speak.

Xiao Liu looked at Ah Nian with a smile on his eyebrows, obviously in a good mood.

Ah Nian whispered to Xiao Liu, "Why did you run away?" You don't know how wonderful that Xinyue's face is, it's really relieving to watch. ”

Xiaoliu asked, "You didn't quarrel with her, did you?" ”

"No, she's my brother's guest, and I don't want to make it difficult for my brother. Besides, she didn't know who I was, and I was secretly happy in my heart. ”

Xiao Liu remembered that when she was in Qingshui Town before, Ah Nian hated her so much, but she asked Ah Nian not to come to her for trouble, and Ah Nian really didn't take the initiative to come to her for trouble. No matter what others in Gao Xin's country think of, Ah Nian has never looked down on Zhen and respects Zhen very much. Xiao Liu was fascinated for a while, and looked at Ah Nian blankly, Ah Nian knocked Xiao Liu's forehead in the same way, "Hey, what do you want?" ”

Xiaoliu smiled, "I miss you!" ”

"I warn you, don't like me!" Ah Nian's face changed, she patted her head hard, and said in annoyance, "Oops, I forgot the most important thing!" "I originally planned to use the Chishui Autumn Competition to make Xiaoliu do something wrong and dispel my father's idea of marrying her to Xiaoliu, but she was troubled by Shennong Xinyue, her brother was injured, and she lived in Xinyue's house.

Xiao Liu said solemnly: "I swore an oath, don't worry, your father will never let you marry me." ”

During this period of time, Ah Nian has a little understanding of Xiao Liu, knowing that Xiao Liu seems to be a hippie smile, but he is not an unreliable person, Xiao Liu made such a solemn promise, Ah Nian put his mind at ease again.

After returning to the post house, Xiao Liu went to find Zhen Xuan, "How is your injury?" ”

Zhen Yan patted his injured shoulder, "It doesn't hurt anymore, but I can't move freely yet." ”

Xiao Liu took his arm, examined it, and said, "The doctor of the Chishui clan is good, continue to take care of it." ”

Xiaoliu was about to leave, but Zhen Yan dragged her back, "Did you make a false alarm and be angry with me?" ”

Xiao Liu turned around and sat down, "You know I won't." Xiao Liu gently poked his shoulder with his fingers, "If it weren't for the threat to his life, no one in this world likes to act by hurting his body." ”

Zhen said: "After I was hit by an arrow in Qingshui Town last time, I sent someone to carefully check the wind and Yiying. She had two handmaidens by her side, the Windbreaker's death guards, and they were also on the ship. If we make a big fight, and Feng Yiying deliberately gives up a servant girl for us to kill, then Shennong Xinyue will definitely be enraged and order all the guards to kill them, which will be really troublesome. So I'm going to take it as I am, pretending that we're powerless to resist just one windbreaker. I can see that Feng Yiying just wants to kill me, and doesn't intend to hurt Ah Nian, let you take Ah Nian away, and you will both be safe, leaving me alone, but it will be easy to escape. Originally, I wanted to pretend to be injured and sink to the bottom of the lake, but Feng Yiying definitely couldn't show that she wanted to continue the pursuit, so she would instead urge Shennong Xinyue to leave, and ordered the maid to secretly go down to the lake to confirm whether I was dead, I could easily get out, but no one expected that Shennong Xinyue would suddenly jump into the lake to save me. ”

Xiaoliu smiled, "You have to thank me, if it weren't for the fact that I wanted to hear her play the piano, you wouldn't have played the dong flute, which made her have a good impression of you." ”

Zhen Xuan said angrily: "Thank you? If I hadn't played the flute and led her boat to us, I wouldn't have run into them and caused this trouble. ”

Xiao Liu cross-examined: "Hmph! If you don't run into them, how can you have a chance to get close to the Chishui family? It's called a blessing in disguise! ”

"Okay, okay, I thank you." ”

Xiao Liu suddenly sighed, and said quietly: "I just think that fate is very magical, countless accidents come together, but lead to an inevitability. The Shennong clan and the Chishui clan are the families you will inevitably woo, but I didn't expect it to be so accidental. ”

"You, you can see through everything, it turns out that you are still a girl who can dream after all!" Zhen Xuan flicked Xiao Liu's forehead, "There is no real accident, it is all inevitable." Whether the Shennong clan and the Chishui clan will be on my side depends not on some chance, but on what I can bring to them, and it doesn't matter if there are these accidents or not. These accidents are nothing more than a layer of gauze that wraps up the cold inevitability. ”

"Alas! Brother, you are so sober and indifferent......" Xiaoliu pouted and laughed self-deprecatingly, "It's so good, it turns out that I still dream." ”

Zhen Yan gently touched her head.