"Okay." Zhao Zheng nodded, went out the back door with Lin Jiyuan, and entered a study.

After the two of them sat down, Lin Jiyuan asked cautiously: "Young Master Zhao, the old man dares to ask, how do you plan to deal with the debt between us before you leave?" ”

"So you're worried about this, the money doesn't matter, just be a gift from me." Zhao Zheng took out the IOU that he had prepared early in the morning from his sleeve and handed it out, "This IOU is for you, you can take the time to burn it yourself." ”

"You're too generous, it's not a small amount." Lin Jiyuan was not small, staring at the IOU without blinking, but did not reach out to take it.

"This money is dispensable to me, you can accept it with peace of mind, don't think about it." Zhao Zheng smiled.

"Such a great kindness, even if you make me not want to."

"Then it's up to you, the IOU is yours anyway." Zhao Zheng put the IOU on the table and pushed it.

Lin Jiyuan looked at the IOU, hesitated again and again, and suddenly made a decision in his heart, and said tentatively: "Zhao Gongzi, I don't know if you are willing to take Zhong'er as a concubine?" ”

"Why did you suddenly ask about this?" Zhao Zhengyi frowned.

"Alas, if it were someone else, I wouldn't agree to my granddaughter as a concubine, but if it were you, I would be willing. I think not only I am willing, but even Zhong'er herself must be willing. Moreover, you have lent so much money to our family, we can't afford to repay it at all, and it is also appropriate to let Zhong'er be your concubine. ”

"You will, but I don't. I have no plans to get married for the time being, neither my wife nor my concubine wants it. As for the money that was sent to you. I didn't expect anything in return. It's okay if you didn't talk about the concubine. Don't mention it in front of Zhong'er. so as not to upset her. Zhao Zheng shook his head and said.

"Alas, it seems that the two of you are really destined, since this is the case, I won't force it." Lin Jiyuan sighed. Although the concubine is not as good as the main room, as long as she can marry Zhao Zheng, Zhong'er will definitely be very happy, but now it seems that this marriage is not even a little behind. Not to mention the eight characters.

The two then chatted a few words, and Lin Jiyuan asked about Zhao Zheng's future whereabouts, and Zhao Zheng replied calmly. After chatting about the same, the two left the study and returned to the front hall.

Lin Zhong'er was still standing there, her face was sad, and she looked pitiful.

"Brother Zhao, I also have a few words I want to tell you alone, is it okay?" Lin Zhong'er looked up at Zhao Zheng and said expectantly.

"Absolutely." Zhao Zheng was stunned. nodded in agreement, and glanced at Lin Jiyuan. Lin Jiyuan sighed again and agreed with his eyes.

Zhao Zheng and Lin Zhong'er walked side by side to the back door, this time it was the turn of the two of them to talk alone, and they didn't know what Lin Zhong'er was going to say.

When he arrived in the study, Lin Zhong'er stood in front, facing Zhao Zheng with his weak body, bowing his head and silently.

After a long time, Lin Zhong'er said quietly: "I have a sentence in my heart for a long time, I have always wanted to ask but I can't ask, this time you are going to fly away, if you don't ask, I'm afraid I won't have the opportunity to ask again." ”

"What do you want to ask?" Zhao Zheng's mouth was faintly bitter.

"I want to ask you why you won't marry me." Lin Zhong'er plucked up the courage to ask, but still didn't have the courage to turn back.

"There's no reason for this kind of thing."

"How could it not be? Do you dislike me for being ugly, or do you dislike me for not knowing martial arts? ”

"I don't dislike you, you are a very good girl, and marrying you is a blessing that I have cultivated for eight lifetimes, but I don't want to get married for the time being."

"If you don't want to get married so early, then I can wait for you until you want to get married. Wait three years, wait five years, or even wait all the time. Lin Zhong'er's voice was not loud, but it was full of determination.

Zhao Zheng was stunned and a little moved, but in the end, he still shook his head and said: "No, I don't want you to wait for me to ......" The meaning of this sentence is already clear.

Lin Zhong'er's fragrant shoulders trembled, her hands slowly clenched, trembling, and she let out a low choked voice.

"I'm sorry." Zhao Zhengdao.

Lin Zhong'er didn't reply, she was silent for a long time, and after her emotions were vented, she raised her sleeve to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes and turned around.

"You stand there and don't move."

Lin Zhong'er said and slowly walked towards Zhao Zheng, getting closer and closer, and still did not stop until he was a few inches away.

Zhao Zheng couldn't help but his heart beat faster, and because of Lin Zhong'er's previous orders, he didn't move. He lowered his head slightly, staring at Lin Zhong'er's reddened eyes, waiting for the girl's next move.

Lin Zhong'er stood on tiptoe and tried her best to raise herself so that she could meet Zhao Zheng, who was a head taller than herself. She put her soft lips to Zhao Zheng's forehead and kissed it lightly, this action was gentle and soft, but the touch it brought was extremely strong, especially the kind of impact on the soul.

Both of them closed their eyes, quietly enjoying the fleeting beauty, and all kinds of thoughts dissipated and became blank.

I don't know how long it took, Lin Zhong'er took a step back, avoided Zhao Zheng's sight, and said sadly: "You go." From now on, I will never miss you again. ”

Zhao Zheng glanced at Lin Zhong'er deeply and sighed: "Take care of yourself and take care of yourself." After saying that, he took a few steps back and walked out of the study.

After closing the door, Lin Zhong'er's cry seemed to come from inside the door.

Zhao Zheng couldn't bear to listen anymore, hurried back to the front hall, said goodbye to Lin Jiyuan, and left the Rejuvenation Medical Hall.

I frowned, but I was on my heart.

Far away from the rejuvenation medical hall, Zhao Zheng still can't let go of Lin Zhong'er, the touch of the kiss just now always lingers on his forehead, and it is difficult to disperse. Emotionally entangled and distraught, he took a fast horse from nowhere and rode it through the streets to vent.

Zhao Zheng rode for a long time, and under the blowing of the strong wind, the distracting thoughts in his heart finally disappeared, and his heart suddenly opened up.

He rode back to the Red Dust Inn, grabbed the reins at the door of the inn, turned over and dismounted, and stopped to stare at the façade of the inn.

The tall metal windmill kept turning, announcing to passers-by that there was a place to rest. The plaque with the four big characters of Hongchen Inn is already a little old, and the original gold lacquer characters have faded a lot. Hidden mottled. The door to the inn was closed. Blocking the wind, frost, rain and snow. The noise of the guests can be heard inside the door, which is very lively.

Zhao Zheng looked at the Red Dust Inn for a long time, remembered this place deeply, and vowed never to forget it.

The snowflakes fell, first a piece, cold and cold, falling on Zhao Zheng's cheeks, and then more and more. Sprinkle the sky.

"This place is a farewell, and it is lonely for thousands of miles." Zhao Zheng muttered in a low voice, wrapped the reins of the horse, and walked towards the inn. He first went to the backyard, put the horses in the stables, and then into the inn.

Now is the time for lunch, the inn is full, everyone is talking and laughing, talking and laughing.

Wang Er lowered his head and coded the abacus, and his fingers were flying. The abacus snapped. Song Kuaizui was shuttling through the many tables with a smile on his face, holding a plate of shiny sauce elbows in his hand. The human butcher was busy in the kitchen. He was still humming a little song in his mouth.

This scene was extremely familiar to Zhao Zheng, as if it was frozen in his mind.

Two shopkeepers saw Zhao Zheng in a daze, and stepped forward to say a few words.

Zhao Zheng sent the shopkeeper away, walked upstairs to the stairs, and returned to his room. When he entered, he opened the nursery warehouse, pulled out the quenched fruit planted in it, wrapped the soil-covered roots with a cloth, and placed them on the table. Then he entered the warehouse, took out the tiger bone pill, silver ticket and other things, and put them in his arms.

With these things in hand, he went to the door of his sister's boudoir and knocked on the wooden door.

"The door is not closed, come in." Shen Luoxia's voice came from inside the house.

Zhao Zheng carried the quenching fruit in his hand and pushed the door in.

Shen Luoxia was standing in front of the open window, holding the window frame with her jade hand, admiring the falling snowflakes. She turned around and said with a smile: "I was thinking about when you would come back, but I didn't expect you to come back later, as if you were in touch with me." ”

"I'll be back when I'm done." Zhao Zheng smiled and asked, "How is my sister doing these days?" ”

"It's good to have a good life, but I always feel lonely without you by my side."

"It's all because my brother is not good, and he didn't serve his sister."

"There's no such thing, your younger brother is very filial." Shen Luoxia's gaze moved down and landed on Zhao Zheng's hand, "What are you holding in your hand?" ”

"I was about to tell you this." Zhao Zheng took a few steps forward, placed the green plant across his palms, and presented it to his sister to see, "Have you ever heard of the quenching fruit?" ”

"I've heard a little about it, and I've heard that it is a strange fruit that can improve the root bones, and it will have a high fever for several days after eating, and the fever can only be reduced after the medicinal power is absorbed." Shen Luoxia noticed the red fruit on the plant, and her beautiful eyes suddenly lit up, "Could this be the quenching fruit?" ”

"Exactly."

"Where did you get this rare and strange thing?" Shen Luoxia was quite surprised.

"I went to Qibao County a few days ago, and I happened to save a martial arts master in the forest, and he gave it to me." Zhao Zheng told a lie that had been brewing for a long time, and he said it very well.

"What martial arts master?"

"He didn't give his name, and I don't know where he is."

"What does he look like?"

"The figure is about the same as me, the face is covered with a mask, I can't see clearly, I am about forty years old, I have a cyan long sword around my waist, and my complexion is cyan, which is different from ordinary people." Zhao Zheng created the image of a master.

"Are there any other characteristics? What about the accent? Shen Luoxia continued to ask.

Zhao Zheng continued to make up a fiction and made up a mess, and the person who made it up did not match any master in the martial arts, which made it impossible for people to investigate deeply.

Shen Luoxia locked her willow eyebrows, thought for a long time, shook her head and said, "I really can't think of the identity of this master." How did you rescue him? ”

"He was injured in a fight with others, and he stayed in the forest to heal his injuries. I happened to be passing by and saw him. He stopped me, asked me to protect the Dharma for him, and asked me for some food and water. I stayed with him for many days and took good care of him. After he recovered from his internal injuries, in order to repay me, he gave me a lot of benefits, including two quenching fruits. One of the quenching fruits has already been eaten by me, so I'll keep the rest for you. Zhao Zheng said simply.

"I didn't expect you to encounter such a good thing, the quenching fruit is hard to find, the value is extremely high, you really picked up a big bargain." Shen Luoxia took the quenching fruit and looked it up and down.

"In addition to the Quenching Body Fruit, he also gave me some pills to increase my cultivation speed and some silver taels, I left a part of it, and the rest is here." Zhao Zheng reached into his arms and took out these things, "I don't know what this elixir is called, and the master didn't say it explicitly." He told me to only take one pill a month, and after eating it, the medicinal power would be stored in the dantian, which could increase the cultivation speed and could be taken for a long time. On the silver side, there are 30,000 taels of silver tickets. If you accept these pills and silver taels, it can be regarded as my filial piety to you. I want you to keep the pill for yourself, and you can give some extra money to the guys at the inn. I hope to give Brother Song Kuaizui more points, he was the first to teach me martial arts, and I have always remembered this kindness. As for how it will be distributed, it's up to you to decide. ”

Shen Luoxia watched Zhao Zheng take out such a precious elixir and so many silver taels, her beautiful eyes slowly enlarged, and she was surprised: "That mysterious master gave you so much in return?" This is also counterintuitive. ”

"I thought it was too much at first, but the master said I deserved it, and he just stuffed it to me, and I didn't want to." Zhao Zheng continued to lie.

Shen Luoxia pondered for a moment and felt that something was wrong, she didn't believe Zhao Zheng, she was just worried that the so-called "mysterious master" had other plans.

"In my opinion, it's better to store these things temporarily, and not to move around, so as not to get into any trouble." Shen Luoxia decided.

"Sister, you are too careful, according to my observation, that mysterious master is at least a Sevenfold Heavenly Martial Artist, or even stronger. If he wants to harm us, there is no need to beat around the bush. These things are very precious in our eyes, but in his eyes, they may be worthless, so you can use them with confidence. Zhao Zheng said and pointed to the delicate quenching fruit, "Moreover, if you don't eat this early, it may rot in a few days." I ate a quenching fruit before, and it didn't leave a big problem, and the effect is very good, so you can eat it with confidence. ”

Shen Luoxia is still a little unsure, because there are too many doubts in this, how can such a powerful martial artist be easily injured? Why do you want to bring such a rare quenching fruit with you?

Zhao Zheng had no choice but to continue to persuade, and it took a lot of lips and tongues to persuade Shen Luoxia to let Shen Luoxia eat the quenching fruit.

The effect of the quenching fruit began to attack, Shen Luoxia's body began to heat up, and her skin flushed, as if she had a fever. After some perceiving, Shen Luoxia confirmed that her body was okay and settled down.

"Sister, I came to you this time, in addition to wanting to give you these things, there is another thing I want to tell you." Zhao was embarrassed, and he stopped talking.

Shen Luoxia saw the clue, showed a wry smile, raised her hand and stroked Zhao Zheng's black hair, and guessed: "Do you want to leave?" (To be continued.) )