Just when the smoke was in a daze, the inn was in front of him.

As soon as she looked up, the plaque on the inn read, 'Yuanlai Inn'.

Coincidentally, as soon as I entered the door of the inn, the rain poured down.

At this time, it was not dinner time, but the inn was full of people, and there were few empty seats. I saw a small platform in the center of the hall. There is a table and a chair above, and there is a storyteller standing on it, who is talking about interesting stories about the rivers and lakes to the people around him, winning bursts of applause from the audience.

There is only one shop in the store, and the second is very busy, trotting to serve wine and food to the guests.

The two of them came to the counter, and the shopkeeper asked with a smile, "Guest officer, are you eating or staying in a hotel?" ”

"Eat first and then stay at the hotel." Cigarette incense answered.

The shopkeeper looked the cigarette incense and Chu Tiankuo up and down, and said with a sad face: "The weather is bad today, there are many people staying in the room, the guest rooms are full, and there is only one ordinary room left, can the two of you settle?" ”

Chu Tiankuo looked around, crowded with people. The shopkeeper is telling the truth. He laughed and said, "Let's just have one." We're going to do it. ”

Chu Tiankuo found a vacant seat and sat down, and Xiao Er ran over and registered the name of the dish.

Seeing that the dishes on the table next to him hadn't come up yet, Yanxiang estimated that the dishes didn't come up so quickly, so he ran to the storyteller to hear the story.

Chu Tiankuo sat alone in his seat, and from time to time he looked in the direction where the cigarette was from the corner of his eye. Looking at the smoke and listening to the story, and listening to it fascinated, a light smile appeared on the corner of Chu Tiankuo's mouth.

After waiting for nearly an hour, the dishes were ready.

'Ahem, cough, cough' Chu Tiankuo stood behind the cigarette and patted her head with a Qingyun fan.

She reluctantly returned to the dinner table.

"Isn't it just a storyteller? I'm better at talking than I am telling a story. I'll go to my room after eating and I'll tell you. Chu Tiankuo looked at the cigarette incense and looked distracted from the meal, knocking on the bowl and laughing.

When he heard the incense, he was happy, and said with a smile: "Really? Big brother, you're so good. ”

"You are my only little junior sister, of course I am good to you." Chu Tiankuo whispered softly while serving cigarettes and vegetables.

Yanxiang gratefully poured wine for Chu Tiankuo.

Back in the room, it was a small room with only a small bed, two stools and a table.

Yanxiang and Chu Tiankuo sat at the table. She held her chin and listened to the senior brother talk about what she had seen and heard.

At first, I listened intently with my eyes wide open. It wasn't until later that I couldn't control the fight with my eyelids and fell asleep on the table. Chu Tiankuo shook his head with a smile, carried her to the bed, and helped her cover the quilt.

Chu Tiankuo sat on a stool, holding his chin with one palm, and dozing off with his elbow against the table.

In the middle of the night, Chu Tiankuo heard an unusual noise outside. He walked lightly to the door. As soon as the door opened, there were more than a dozen reckless men armed with large knives in the lobby. The leader was putting the knife on the neck of the shopkeeper, and the man said fiercely: "Acquaintance, hand over all the money quickly, otherwise the master will send you to see the king of Yama." ”

The shopkeeper turned blue with fright, and his legs trembled.

Chu Tiankuo frowned slightly, strode over, and lowered his voice to the dozen or so people: "Get out of here, don't disturb my junior sister's dreams." ”

The voice is soft, but with unquestionable authority.

The dozen or so people stared at Chu Tiankuo and looked at each other. The leader is well-informed and knows that the person who is talking in front of him is the famous fan boy on the rivers and lakes. He immediately let go of the knife holding the shopkeeper, clasped his fists with both hands and said respectfully to Chu Tiankuo: "I didn't know that Gongzi Huaifan was here, and I offended Gongzi by disturbing Gongzi's dream." ”

The shopkeeper was stunned, but he did not forget to thank Chu Tiankuo for his kindness when he was saved.

Chu Tiankuo waved his hand to the shopkeeper, signaling that he didn't need to thank him. He doesn't take such small things to heart. Over the years of walking the rivers and lakes, the number of people he has saved is unknown. He yawned, and his sleepy voice sounded: "Don't get out of here, you all have hands and feet, don't go to find an errand, but come to do the robbery, next time let me meet it, I will not forgive." ”

As he spoke, he walked to his room.

Then I heard the voices of the robbers fleeing.

Chu Tiankuo walked into the room, Yanxiang didn't know what was happening outside, she slept very sweetly. Chu Tiankuo smiled gently, and his love was beyond words.

The next day, Yanxiang woke up and asked Chu Tiankuo to guard at the door, and she changed into women's clothes.

When she changed her clothes and opened the door, her senior brother had long since disappeared. When she went out, the shopkeeper and the guest officer stared at her for a long time, and their expressions seemed to say, 'Where did the beautiful woman come from?' ’

She walked to the door of the inn and saw that the senior brother had brought a white horse from nowhere.

Chu Tiankuo was also stunned for a moment when he saw her dress. Yanxiang is wearing a pink dress with a jade belt around her waist. The bangs on the forehead fluttered casually, and the green silk was only curled up with a wide blue ribbon. The demeanor is innocent, the cheeks are flushed, and the complexion is as white as jade. The eyes that rotate flexibly are a little more naughty and naughty.

When Chu Tiankuo was stunned, the smoke had already jumped onto the horse's back. In an instant, there was a coquettish sound of strangling the horse's reins. Chu Tiankuo was full of surprise: "Yanxiang, when did you learn to ride a horse?" ”

"Senior brother, there are many things you don't know." Yanxiang smiled and said triumphantly: "Senior brother, come up." ”

Chu Tiankuo jumped on the horse and sat in front of Yanxiang. He tightened his grip on the reins and slammed his legs into the horse's belly, and the horse rushed forward.

Smoke hugged him tightly.

She sat on horseback, her cheek against Chu Tiankuo's back, and asked Chu Tiankuo in confusion: "Senior brother, where are we going?" ”

"Go see the Water Girl." Chu Tiankuo grabbed the reins of the horse, turned his head to stare at the cigarette incense, and said with a serious face: "Don't talk nonsense when you see the girl of the water vein." ”

Yanxiang couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked, "Who is Sister Shuimai?" ”

"She is the only daughter of a wealthy businessman, Shui Rong. Uncle Shui and my stepfather are world friends, and before he died, he entrusted me to take care of her. She is both talented and beautiful, excellent in martial arts, and in her wisdom, she is a rare strange woman in the world. When Chu Tiankuo talked about the water vein, he was full of appreciation, and his words were full of admiration.

The cigarette smell "oh", and then he said no more. But there are many thoughts in my heart. Shui Mai must be a confidant with deep affection for the elder brother. Senior brother asked me to wear men's clothes, was he afraid that his confidante would be jealous? Hmph, there is an orchid ayayu, and now there is a water vein, how many are unknown?

Senior brother, senior brother, why have you made so many confidants?

After a while, they stopped in front of an antique attic. Chu Tiankuo grabbed his horse and jumped off the horse. Smoke turned over from the horse, and raised his eyes to see a white stucco wall combined with a light red roof tile pavilion, with a plaque hanging on the roof, inscribed 'Lingcui Pavilion' in regular script.