Mu Niang invited Xiao Yin to sit down at a small sandalwood table behind the grille. A man dressed in a short linen robe brought a tray with a flask and two small glasses, and two plates of side dishes on the side.

The man placed the tray on the sandalwood table and turned away. Xiao Yin saw that this person's footsteps were as if he was stepping into the air, as if he had a superior light skill foundation.

"Drunken Immortal Residence is closed, it should be two months at least, right?" Xiao Yin picked up the flask and poured it himself, pretending to ask nonchalantly.

Mu Niang's hand stiffened, as if she was stunned, and then smiled: "That's it, I braved all odds to return to Luoyang this time, and I don't have to do anything anymore, but I don't have to hide it from you." She took the wine handed by Xiao Yin and drank it down. The old wine has a long aroma, and it is the most high-quality, and the corners of Mu Niang's eyes seem to be dyed with the smell of tide.

"You've guessed right," she said with a straight face, "the drunken immortal dwells in me, and it's never been a disguise. After all, if you want to find out the news of the world, the wine shop has always been the best choice. ”

"No wonder, I have always felt that this time the north and south are different from the usual hunger and cold seasons, when thousands of Hu cavalry raiders plundered the Central Plains. ...... then," Xiao Yin put down the flask and raised his eyes to look at Mu Niang's expression, "Who are you doing things for?" ”

"Zhang Lan, the governor of Jiaozhou, is my uncle."

"It's a pity." Xiao Yin said, took a clip from the small plate of braised vegetables, and sent it to him to take a look, but it was a piece of chicken ribs, so he threw it in the small bowl in front of him.

Mu Niang smiled, clasped her hand slightly on the sandalwood table, and pulled twice. The jade hands are slender, and they are like the best mutton fat white jade: "Zhang Lan is greedy and unscrupulous, and gullible people." Now that Di Ren is really treacherous, he is still struggling to support. Defeat is only a matter of time. ”

"If you have seen this clearly, why bother yourself? Is it just because he's your uncle? Xiao Yin was puzzled.

Mu Niang got up, pulled away her dress, and walked to the window to stand still. Outside the emerald window screen, a peach tree in the backyard grows just right, and among the lush leaves, the red and white lovely fruits are half hidden and half exposed. "Look, this peach tree of mine is growing well?" Mu Niang turned around and asked.

Xiao Yin also lost the wooden chopsticks in his hand and walked over.

"When I was a child, my father and mother passed away early, and I grew up in my uncle's house. At that time, my uncle was only the county magistrate of a county in Jiaozhou, and the family lived in a small courtyard with two and a half entrances. However, the days are happy. Mu Niang had a pair of beautiful eyes, and the streamer turned to the window again, "There is also a peach tree in front of the window in the backyard, which seems to be bigger than this one." When I was a child, I often saw my cousin climbing among the trees, and he liked to sit there, singing, in a daze, or playing music. He is always so good that he can pick a leaf from between the branches of a tree and hold it to his lips, and he can blow it into a beautiful tune. I was just like I am now, watching by the window of my room, and thinking how nice it would be if I could climb the tree with him one day. ”

"You like him?" Xiao Yin asked.

"Lord Qinghe must think it's ridiculous. The famous Luoyang Drunken Immortal Ju Mu Niang is actually just such a peach tree, so she can be called willing to be sent. Mu Niang smiled bitterly.

"No," Xiao Yin said, "I think it's very moving. Knowing that it can't be done, but doing it, only for the depths of affection. If it were me, I would have had the courage to do so. It's just that, in this case, why do you risk death to return to Luoyang at this juncture? ”

"I have one thing that needs to be settled. Perhaps, Lord Weng can help me. Mu Niang took out a piece of jade from her sleeve and handed it to Xiao Yin. A round and warm bend, but it is a red old jade. There is a phoenix bird carved in the left half of the bend, and the crested head is compared to the red of jade, which is very delicate and clear. The jade jue is decorated with a peach blossom knot tied with gold wire, which should be one of the pairs.

"Everything else in this life is over, but I can't return this piece of jade to its original owner. The little woman is brave and begs Lord Qinghe Weng to help me return the jade jue to His Royal Highness King Xin. Mu Niang's eyes seemed to have a trace of loneliness slipping through.

Xiao Yin didn't want to take it, after all, it was Liu Chen's heartfelt thing for his sweetheart, so it was not appropriate to hand it over by himself in such a hurry, but looking at Mu Niang's expression, thinking about the current situation, I wanted to persuade her, but I didn't know how to speak. just silently took Yu Jue.

Mu Niang retracted a pair of jade hands, but she laughed freely between her eyebrows, like a peach blossom on her face: "Thank you, Lord Weng." I don't have anything else I can't let go, please hand me over to Captain Huan. ”

"I didn't mean to do that today." Xiao Yin looked at Mu Niang, and there seemed to be a faint figure behind the grille, probably the man who had just brought the wine and food.

"Lord Weng is righteous, but I am indeed a chaotic party." Mu Niang's expression was sincere.

The man behind the grille was almost ready to make a move. Xiao Yin was surprised, the corners of his lips were slightly curved, and he pursed his lips and smiled: "But I am not an official of the Great Zhou Dynasty." Xiao Yin is just here to see a friend today. ”

Mu Niang seemed to be very moved, and she bowed and thanked her. Xiao Yin hurriedly helped her up.

"Will Miss Mu return to Jiaozhou?"

"I've been trapped for too long, and now, I want to be free for once." Mu Niang smiled, "The scenery in the south is good." Since I was a child, I have heard people say that Zhicheng in Qilan is the most talented place in the south. Perhaps, I will go to Lord Weng's hometown, but I will live the rest of my life. ”

After Mu Niang finished speaking, Wan Er smiled, saluted Xiao Yin, and turned to the back.

"Miss Mu!" Xiao Yin suddenly stopped her, "If I see His Royal Highness King Xin, do you have anything you want me to bring to him?" ”

Mu Niang stopped suddenly, and didn't reply for a long time.

Xiao Yin was about to step forward, only to see her turn around slightly: "The tired lord told him that Han Niang only hates this body and does not have it, but I can get acquainted with the Seventh Master, and Han Niang has never regretted it." ”

Han Niang, is it her small print? Xiao Yin saw that Mu Niang's eyes were faintly stained with tears.

……

When Xiao Yin walked out of the Drunken Immortal Residence, the sky was already gray. There were no people in the market, and there were scattered debris left behind during the chaos on both sides. The rag sacks, the rotten wood tables and stools, and the hidden or half-open doors along the street seemed to be dark buildings. If there are really bad people, there is a barrier to rely on here at the beginning.

Xiao Yin felt a slight chill on his back, and he regretted being willful for a while, and he didn't inform Huan Shizhi to know. Keeping his steps, he trotted vigorously towards the camp in the east of the city.

Seeing that he turned the corner in front of him and walked out of this street market, Xiao Yin breathed a sigh of relief. But he faintly felt that there was really a figure following him, so he carefully leaned against the wall and hid in the shade of the small building around the corner, while quietly looking back.

I just turned around, but I ran into something.

It's a crisp embroidered strap-on that the man is wearing, and a short knife is sideways!

Xiao Yin was shocked.

"Whoosh-"

In the darkness, the man didn't say much, just pulled out the knife, and a cold white light reflected the man's face. He has a cross-shaped scar on the right side of his face.

When he swung his knife, he was about to slash at Xiao Yin......