In fact, Nian Tong has not seen indifferent people, such as clouds and dust, cold as unmelted snow on Mount Hua, such as Jisheng when he first met, detached and detached, above the world. However, this mysterious Mr. Lu gave Niantong another feeling, he really looked like a Confucian student, if she had to say it, she felt that he and Yi Yang's temperament were more similar.

If it weren't for the sword-forging tools he had in his hand, Nian Tong really wouldn't have been able to think about him in that direction.

"Has Mr. Lu always learned this knowledge?" Nian Tong asked.

"That's not true." He chuckled, "My ancestors were all military generals, and my father wanted me to practice martial arts as well, but I was weak at that time and couldn't learn, so I familiarized myself with military books, and I was particularly interested in weapon forging. ”

His elegant temperament made Niantong appreciate it very much, and when talking to such a gentle person, Niantong couldn't help but whisper.

"Mr. Lu is so young that he can make such a good weapon, Nian Tong really admires it."

"Lu is not young anymore." He shook his head and said, "Lu Mou is not talented, for the rest of his life, he can only be accompanied by these bronze scrap iron, and after a hundred years, the dust will return to dust, and the earth will return to the earth, where can I say anything to admire?" ”

Nian Tong was stunned again, looked at Shen Yanyi, Shen Yanyi stepped forward and said, "Since Nian Tong has finished visiting, it will not prevent Mr. Lu from being busy, Nian Tong, let's go." ”

Nian Tong followed Shen Yanyi out, and subconsciously glanced back, at that glance, she seemed to see a few white hairs on Mr. Lu's temples and countless vicissitudes at the corners of his eyes. In his eyes, there were so many stories to tell.

Nian Tong made up his mind and decided that next time, he must find an opportunity to come and see this mysterious Mr. Lu by himself.

"Wondering who he is?" Shen Yanyi glanced at her and asked.

Nian Tong said "ah", then nodded and said, "Yes..."

"His real name is Lu Zuoke, he is a descendant of General Lu of the former dynasty, and his family has been an official for generations, but in the end he did not end up well, so he chose to come to Red Sleeve Villa. However, he is a very good talent, so, it is a pity that he is not willing to serve on the battlefield, and he is only willing to be in this cave with weapons for the rest of his life. ”

Nian Tong listened, and somehow, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, and asked, "How old is he?" ”

"What do you think?"

“... In your twenties? Nian Tong asked.

"He's forty-four years old."

"What?" Nian Tong's eyes widened, and he calculated in his heart, in this case, this Lu Zuoke would be eighteen years older than her, but it seemed that he was just a young man in his twenties like Tang Xiyi and Yang, "Then does he have a wife and children?" ”

"There are some things I don't know, so don't ask more, understand?" Shen Yanyi glanced at her, "Now, what other places do you want to go?" ”

Nian Tong shook his head, "No, thank you, I'll just go back by myself, you can be busy." ”

On the way back to the house, Nian Tong's mind kept appearing Lu Zuoke's eyes, which were plain on the surface, but the eyes that hid countless stories deeply attracted her, and she felt that there must be many unknown secrets there.

......

Yun Weichen got off the carriage at the post station in the Desire Water Fjord, looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, but his mood was a little heavy. A small road, after passing through the open rivers and lakes, on which are flooded with several small boats, fishermen are fishing. Next to it is a narrow plank road, although it is not as good as the long sky plank road on Huashan, but Yun Weichen thinks that this place is still very good-looking.

However, it was indeed not his purpose to enjoy the scenery on this trip, he was going to find someone, a woman. This woman, he has not seen it, but he has seen it in the portrait, it may be what she looked like when she was young, slim, with an excellent temperament, and a good name, called Zhou Lan.

More than 10 years ago, Hui Zhi Lanxin, Zhou Lan, is a famous talented woman in this area of the Desire Water Channel, famous far and near. There are a lot of people who come up to propose marriage, but she has a high heart, and she can't look down on any of them, and finally she finally likes someone, but she is a down-and-out person, her parents don't let her, and finally because of an accident, the two had to separate. At this point, Zhou Lan lived in seclusion in the Desire Water Gorge, and no one saw her again.

And that down-and-out man is Mr. Lu Lu Zuoke.

Yun Weichen is looking for Zhou Lan this time, and he also hopes that Zhou Lan can persuade Lu Zhuoke to completely serve the Red Sleeve Villa, because this Mr. Lu is deeply hidden, if he can really be completely used by the Red Sleeve Villa, not only to make iron and cast swords, then the strength of the Red Sleeve Villa will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort, like a tiger with wings.

He walked on the trestle and watched the merchants walking with cargo boxes coming and going on the side of the road, and the waterfjord was an important place for commerce and trade, so it was particularly prosperous.

He followed the place he had heard before, this week Lan was like a hermit master, with a very strange temperament, Yun Weichen was mentally prepared enough, even if he knew her whereabouts, he didn't dare to take it lightly.

Yun Weichen passed through the plank road and came to a small hidden village, where there were about a dozen families, and he heard that Zhou Lan had been living here.

He took Zhou Lan's portrait, walked to an old man who farmed the land first, opened the picture scroll to the old man, and asked, "Old man, do you know this person?" ”

The old man squinted, squinted carefully at the scroll, and said, "This person, is it the widow?" ”

"Widow?" Yun Weichen asked.

"yes. Didn't I hear that she was widowed one day after marrying a man? The old man said.

"Widowhood?" Yun Weichen was a little strange, he only knew that Zhou Lan and Lu Zhuoke were not together, and he didn't know that they had ever been married, and besides, the meaning of widowhood didn't mean that Mr. Lu was dead?

"Yes, young man, is there anything wrong with you?"

"Yes, I have something to do with her, please take me there, okay?" Yun Weichen said.

The old man looked at Yun Weichen carefully in disbelief and said, "If you have nothing to do, then I can't take you to someone's house, what do you say?" ”

Yun Weichen seemed to think that what he said made sense, and took out a silver ingot from his sleeve.

However, before the silver could be completely taken out, it was stopped by the old man: "I am already a person who has stepped into the coffin, so the son does not have to use these things to perfunctory the old man." ”

Yun Weichen was a little surprised, but he immediately understood that this must be a master of the world, which cannot be tempted by money.

"Then, old man, how are you willing to show me the way?" Yun Weichen said humbly.

"If you are sincere, how can you not find it? Besides, I've said enough. The old man said with a smile.

Yun Weichen was stunned, but he still thanked the man very politely, and walked towards the dozen or so rooms next to him.

Widow, this person's identity is special, and the family should not be too big and too lively. Zhou Lanhui has a good quality, and the environment in which she lives must be very clean.

So, he fixed his eyes on a small hedged wooden house in a small corner in the middle of nowhere, and walked over.

When I got closer, I found that there was a person dressed as a peasant woman, who was carrying him to water the flowers in the yard, although he was no longer young, but between his gestures, he showed the kind of temperament that was about to come out.

The peasant woman seemed to sense someone behind her, straightened up and bent over, looked back and saw Yun Weichen, who was cold and remarkable, and then smiled politely.

As soon as she turned around, Yun Weichen was almost sure that this person was Zhou Lan, and her eyebrows and eyes were almost exactly the same as in the portrait more than ten years ago.

Yun Weichen stepped forward and said, "Can you take a step to talk?" ”

The woman's eyebrows gradually smeared a layer of melancholy that was not easy to detect, and she whispered, "Childe, please come here." ”

Yun Weichen thinks, smart as Zhou Lan. The moment you see him, you must have understood the purpose of his trip. However, she is just a weak woman, powerless to resist, and can only accept fate.

Yun Weichen suddenly felt very sad.

But everyone has their own mission, and his current mission is to bring Zhou Lan back.

He thought for a moment, and walked more firmly into the simple room.

Zhou Lan made a pot of hot tea and said to Yun Weichen: "Childe has come from afar, he must be tired, let's take a sip of hot tea first." ”

Yun Weichen took it politely and took a sip of the tea, although it was not a precious tea, but between the mountains and wilderness, it had a unique taste. Come to think of it, Zhou Lan is still very leisurely.

"You're Zhou Lan, right?" Although it was almost completely certain, Yun Weichen still felt the need to confirm it.

"It's me." Zhou Lan said.

"In terms of seniority, I should call you a senior, senior, I am Yun Weichen."

"Huashan proud disciple, I have also heard a little." Zhou Lan said.

Yun Weichen smiled lightly: "The humble name can actually enter the ears of the seniors, I am really ashamed, but it is just an accident, the predecessors have lived in seclusion for more than ten years, and they have also understood the worldly things, which shows that the predecessors are not really completely out of the world." ”

"Who can be completely separated from the world? Even if the monks in the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple have to eat and sleep, aren't all worldly things? ”

"It's still reasonable for my predecessors." Yun Weichen sincerely admired, sure enough, this Zhou Lan is just like the identity of the legendary talented woman, and even a casual sentence is full of philosophy, "Then, do you want to know the whereabouts of Mr. Lu?" ”

Yun Weichen keenly noticed that Zhou Lan's eyelashes blinked slightly, and even the hand holding the cup trembled a little, she slowly raised her head and said honestly, "Yes." ”

"The seniors know the name of the next, but they don't know the whereabouts of the lover? Yun really didn't understand. ”