Wulao Mountain.

The small figure sat in a dense forest, his eyes closed, his fists clenched, his slightly frowning brow showed that he was unwell at the moment, his forehead was also sweating, and his face turned from white to red, and from red to white.

At this moment, a girl dressed in red appeared behind him and wanted to call him, but she could not stop her voice.

It wasn't until a puff of ethereal green smoke came out of the boy's head that the girl smiled lightly.

Slowly opening his eyes, the boy's fiery red eyes slowly turned light brown, showing a bit of bewitching color.

"Brother Xiaobao, congratulations, your martial arts have taken it to the next level!" The girl in red happily ran to the boy, clapping her palms and beaming with joy.

Compared to the girl's excitement, the boy was unusually calm, exuding a maturity that did not match his age.

"What is there to congratulate, the master has already practiced to the seventh level at my age, and I have only only broken through the fifth level now."

"Mr. is a talented character who can only appear in a hundred and ten years, why bother yourself with such a high goal, according to common sense, you have done a very good job!" The girl said unwillingly. In her mind, Brother Xiaobao is a very powerful character. It's not as good as Mr., but what are the eight-year-old boys doing? Anyway, Brother Ah Niu and Brother Dali in the village either go to the house to uncover the tiles, or they like to bully girls, not like Brother Xiaobao at all, who is serious and persistent in studying martial arts.

The girl's easy satisfaction made Xiaobao very disdainful, he stood up neatly, took the handkerchief handed by the girl and wiped the sweat on his forehead, and then looked up at the sky and muttered, "It's this time today, why hasn't the master come back?" ”

"Mr. has already returned, and is receiving guests in the front hall, maybe you have been practicing, I don't know."

Got a guest?

Xiuqi's eyebrows furrowed, and Xiaobao said, "The master said that when I finish the fifth level, he will teach me the Biguang Sword Technique." But with the guests coming today, I'm afraid I don't have time to teach. ”

Listening to Xiaobao's meaning, he has just broken through the fifth level of the Suguang Heart Method, and he is going to start practicing the Biguang Sword Technique, such a high-intensity learning will be unbearable! Thinking of this, the girl named Zhenhua ran to Xiaobao and said anxiously, "You have to wait for ten days in a hurry." I heard from my husband that the fifth level of the Suguang Mind Method is very domineering, and even if it breaks through, it will take a few days to adjust the chaotic breath before it can be used for his own use. If you want to practice the Blue Light Sword Technique now, I'm afraid that if you haven't practiced it yet, you will go mad yourself! ”

Xiaobao felt that Zhenhua's chattering voice was very annoying, so he turned around and turned his back to Zhenhua and said, "I naturally know the stakes and interests, you don't have to talk too much!" Haven't you finished taking the medicinal herbs, go down the mountain quickly, your father is still waiting for you to go back and boil the medicine!"

Although Zhenhua is young and not very smart, she suddenly felt a little sad when she heard the impatience in Xiaobao's words, and lowered her head and whispered, "I was originally going to leave, but when I saw Brother Xiaobao practicing martial arts, I wanted to come over and have a look." If you don't like it, I'll leave now. ”

Zhenhua's lonely figure made Xiaobao feel a little guilty. The girl didn't do anything wrong, but she cared about herself, and what she just said did seem to be excessive.

"That," Xiaobao said, then scratched his head and said, "The fried buns you brought yesterday are delicious." ”

"Really?" The girl's eyes immediately lit up, and she said excitedly, "If Brother Xiaobao likes it, I'll send it to you every day!" After finishing speaking, Zhenhua shook her thick braids and disappeared from Xiaobao's sight.

Why is she so happy every day?

Xiaobao tilted his head and looked at the red figure, and couldn't help but feel a little envious and a little jealous. It seems that in the past, he was also so happy, carefree all day, just happy frolicking. Can ...... now

"So you're still here, I just went to your room and didn't find you."

Coming back from his contemplation, the chubby second senior brother ran to Xiaobao's side, looked at him with a smile, and said a little mysteriously, "Don't stand here stupidly, hurry up and clean up, the master will let you go to the front hall!" ”

"To the Frontrooms? Isn't the master there to meet guests? ”

"Yo, you know? I'm still in a hurry to come over, I want to surprise you! The second senior brother's expression seemed to be a little disappointed, but a pair of mung bean-like eyes still stared at Xiaobao tightly, as if he wanted to find some clues from it.

Xiaobao was a little confused, why could the master's guests surprise him? I wanted to ask the second senior brother, but I found that the guy showed two small dimples and didn't say anything, "What kind of eyes do you have, why do you look like we went down the mountain to watch a shadow puppet show." ”

The second senior brother's eyes were indeed weird, but he didn't give Xiao Bao much time to think about it, he took his hand and ran to the front hall, shouting as he ran, "When you go over and see it, you will know it all!" ”

***

Drinking the special tea of Wulao Mountain, Baili Lan felt that this tea was fragrant and refreshing, and it was a rare product. The most valuable thing is that this tea needs to be mixed with the spring water of Wulao Mountain to brew such a taste, as long as you leave Wulao Mountain, the tea leaves are no different from ordinary tea.

Seeing that Baili Lan's action of drinking tea was quite stylish, Mr. Wu Gu exclaimed, "I can't imagine that the county lord has even done such a good job of tasting tea, it seems that the king of Dingnan is really careful about cultivating the county lord." ”

"I don't dare to say about careful cultivation, it's just where I'm interested, learn more." Bai Lilan didn't want to talk more about King Dingnan, so she diverted the topic, "Before I went up the mountain, I heard that the uniqueness of this Wulao Mountain is that one side is extremely steep, and the other side is beautiful. Today, I climbed it myself and found that this mountain is no different from ordinary mountains, and it seems that it is not as mysterious as the legend. ”

After hearing this, Mr. Wu Gu laughed loudly, "Haha, the county lord is really fast-talking, and now it is really rare to meet a young man like you, who speaks upright and never drags mud and water." After laughing, Mr. Wu Gu began to introduce, "In fact, there are many trailheads in Wulao Mountain, and only one of them can be climbed smoothly and flatly, even a five-year-old child can easily climb the mountain. That shortcut is the one the county lord takes today. If you choose another way, you will be cornered halfway due to the steep terrain, and you will have to return the same way. As for the beautiful scenery that the world says, it is the place where the county lord is now, and the county lord feels as mysterious as the legend? ”

Although Mr. Wu Gu's words are plain, Baili Lan knows what kind of training it takes to choose this one among the thousands of ways up the mountain. And the beautiful scenery behind the mountain is not a godsend. The old man on the opposite side was short, but he was full of vigor and loud voice, not at all like an old man, but more like an adventurer.

Slightly bending the corners of her mouth, Baili Lan said, "Before I went up the mountain, I didn't feel that Wulao Mountain was mysterious, but I felt that it was full of miracles and power. There is no accident in this world, and behind how many successes are bitterness and bitterness that others can't see. Wulao Mountain can have such a demeanor today, it must have gone through thousands of tempers, there is no mystery, there is no exclamation, after the polishing, it will naturally become today's scenery. ”

Bai Lilan's words sounded fresh and reasonable, which made Mr. Wu Gu can't help but look sideways at him, "The county lord is really insightful, and his breadth of knowledge makes the old man ashamed." In fact, King Dingnan did not send the little boy to me to teach that day, but left it to the county lord to take care of, presumably today's achievements will be even better. ”

"Heh, my first class of women, there are only a few things that can be handed over to the fifth brother, so it is better to let him stay away from disputes and grow up quietly in this beautiful place. I've been through so much intrigue to know how precious this pure environment is. If Xiaobao can live here all the time, it will be a blessing for him. ”

"I don't want to live here all the time!"

A childish but unwilling voice came, making Bai Lilan can't help but look back. I saw an eight-year-old boy standing outside the door, with heroic eyebrows, red lips and white teeth, and from between his eyebrows and eyes, he still looked a little similar to Baililan. The boy "Tengteng" rushed into Baili Lan's arms in a few steps, and cried loudly, "Xiaobao thinks that the eldest sister really doesn't want me anymore!" I work hard to practice martial arts every day, just to be strong enough to go to the capital to find my sisters! My sister said, I am a man, and I will rely on me to carry forward the Dingnan Mansion in the future, but Xiaobao is very lonely alone in Wulao Mountain, I miss my sisters very much, and I miss my father and mother very much! ”

Baili Qingbao has always been the baby bump of Dingnan Palace, and everyone loves and hates this naughty little boy. But since the accident in the palace, Xiaobao seems to have changed as if he is a different person, he doesn't cry or make trouble, what his sister arranges, he does what he does, and his obedient appearance makes people feel distressed. Even if Steward Zhou took Xiaobao to Wulao Mountain, he didn't say a word. But now, hearing the eldest sister who hadn't seen her for a long time say that she would always leave herself in Wulao Mountain, Xiaobao couldn't help crying aggrieved, and ran into Baililan's arms, just like when she was a child, she did something wrong and ran into her eldest sister's arms to avoid her father's scolding.

Seeing this, several maids were red-eyed and distressed.

Su Shou raised his little crying face, Bai Lilan looked at the eight-year-old child, and said in a flat voice, "Don't want to stay here?" Have you ever thought about what you would face when you went out with me? You are the only man in Dingnan Palace, as you just said, the responsibility of reviving Dingnan Mansion is on you, so are you capable of doing it now? If you can't do it now, then being by my side is a burden to me! I can't help, and I'm going to drag everyone down! ”

"I have martial arts now, not a burden to you!" Xiaobao said loudly, for fear that the eldest sister would still think that she was the weak child who turned out, "I learned martial arts from my master, and I made rapid progress, and in less than a year, I learned two sets of sword moves and one set of mental techniques, I can protect my sister and kill the enemy!" ”

It seems cruel to let a little child keep talking about killing. But Bai Lilan now wants him to realize such cruelty, only by experiencing it first, can he not be frightened when he really faces it, and can deal with it calmly.

"The future prince of the Baili family is not a killer, but a scheming and strategic. You learn martial arts, but it is not your ability to make a living! Pulling Xiaobao out of his arms, Bai Lilan looked at the boy who was still on his chest, still with a childish face, and said, "To be an excellent prince, you still have a long way to go." We're just getting started. Mr. Wu Gu can teach well here, and you will benefit a lot from following him. I hope that ten years later, Baili Qingbao will be a person who can support the family and make great achievements. ”