Next, everyone embarked on the road to Chang'an.

The road was quite smooth, but what made Xu Han a little depressed was that everyone looked at him quite strangely.

There are all kinds of ridicule, sighs, and envy, which makes Xu Han uncomfortable.

Qin Keqing avoided Xu Han everywhere, unable to tell whether he was angry or sad.

After a period of helplessness, Xu Han had to start secretly examining his feelings for Qin Keqing and Ye Hongjian.

There must be a decision in life, if you hold sweet potatoes and think about apples, in the end it will be bad for yourself and bad for others. Xu Han is not an indecisive person, but this matter of men and women is really unclear.

Rao is Xu Han was also a little distressed.

But yesterday...

Thinking of the absurdity of the early morning, Xu Han, who was sitting in the carriage, glared at Xuan'er, who was sleeping soundly beside him, and the harsh criticism that came to his lips was finally unspeakable. He sighed, if he told Ye Hongjian that it was Xuan'er who didn't know how to drag him to her room yesterday, I am afraid that he would inevitably be attacked by the other party's sword, with Ye Hongjian's temperament, Xu Han did not doubt that the other party would do such a thing.

After all, Ye Hongjian is Ye Chengtai's daughter, and she is half of the master's disciple, no matter what, she can't jump out of the whirlpool of Chang'an, but Qin Keqing is different, although the other party has already expressed his determination to him, but Xu Han really doesn't want to see the other party wade into this troubled water.

Thinking of this, Xu Han made a decision in his heart.

He took a deep breath and secretly told himself that after going to Chang'an, he would find a suitable opportunity to clarify the matter with Qin Keqing.

......

Mengxia City is only more than 80 miles away from Chang'an, which is not far away, but it is not close.

The group did not deliberately hurry, but when they came to Chang'an City, it was already twilight.

Xu Han arranged for everyone to go to Tiance Mansion to do everything, and troubled Mr. Lu to go to Putian Palace to make a trip and hand over the fold of tomorrow's face saint. This capital is no better than those small cities outside the border, the city is densely covered with Zhu Xian's eyes and ears, and the news of their return to Chang'an naturally can't hide from Zhu Xian, Xu Han has no intention of continuing to hide, so he simply makes it clear to him.

And according to the agreement with Ye Hongjian this morning, he went to the Ningguo Marquis Mansion with her.

Of course, the departure of the two inevitably attracted the ridicule of everyone.

......

The streets of Chang'an are wide and well-connected, and they are cleaned by a specific person every day, and they are kept spotlessly clean.

Although it was late at night, the pedestrians on the street were happy, and the street vendors and liquor shops in the alleys were doing brisk business.

It seems that the war in the Great Yellow City did not disturb this prosperous ancient city in the slightest.

And the two people walking in this Chang'an City are even more with their own thoughts, and the atmosphere is a little dull.

Ye Hongjian lowered her head and measured the bluestone slab paved with her feet on the streets of Chang'an, she stepped on a strange rhythm, and every time she landed on it, she accurately landed in the center of the next stone slab.

Ninety-eight... Ninety-nine...

Hundred...

She counted silently in her mind until she landed on the hundredth bluestone slab.

The girl sighed, she tilted her head sideways and looked at the young man beside her who was still with his head down, inexplicably a little angry.

"Why, is it so difficult for you to go to see my father?" Ye Hongjian asked dissatisfiedly.

"Huh?" At this time, the young man raised his head as if he had just woken up from a dream, and it took him a while to react.

Seeing that Ye Hongjian's face was not depressed, he hurriedly explained: "No, I'm just thinking about something." ”

"What is more important than seeing my father? Is it your Keqing girl? reluctant?" Ye Hongjian obviously didn't plan to let Xu Han go so simply, she said at that time, the problem was like a series of cannonballs, and Xu Han roared one after another.

Xu Han looked sideways at the puffing Ye Hongjian, he seemed to have never seen her show such a look, and secretly felt that it was a little good-looking, so he naturally looked at it twice.

But Ye Hongjian was a little uncomfortable with his gaze, her cheeks flushed, and she turned her head in a panic.

Seeing her like this, Xu Han smiled slightly at that time.

"I'm just wondering if it's a little inappropriate for us to go to see my husband so empty-handed. ”

When Ye Hongjian heard this, she was slightly stunned, and then the flush on her face climbed up again, and in a blink of an eye, the roots of her ears became crimson.

After a long moment, she muttered in her inaudible voice, "Flim Tongue." ”

Then he walked briskly in the direction of the Marquis of Ningguo's mansion.

From beginning to end, Xu Han didn't let Xu Han see her face at this moment.

But Xu Han believed that Ye Hongjian's face at this moment should be as sweet as a ripe apple.

......

Chang'an City is a place where dragons and tigers are located.

A prince who walks out of a random courtyard may be the son of a minister in the court, or a dignitary who has a close relationship with a prince within three generations.

There are more dignitaries and dignitaries, and naturally there are more taboos.

Who can't be provoked, and where you can't go, you have to pay attention to it.

For example, the gate made of black wood in front of you is one of the taboos in Chang'an City.

The door of the mansion is not big, and the black wood makes him almost blend in with the night, and the faint candle flame in the courtyard not only does not make this mansion gate a little more fireworks, but decorates it as deep and terrifying as a ghost door.

Such a look naturally offended some people's taboos.

But the reason why the kings and nobles of Chang'an really avoided it like a tiger is, in the final analysis, only one.

This house gate...

Surname Zhu.

For the people of Chang'an City, Zhu Xian is a very mysterious person.

So mysterious that most people have heard of his name and those famous deeds.

Some people say that he was born with three heads and six arms, eyes that breathe fire, and sharp teeth in his mouth.

Some people also say that he is a spy of the demon clan, a virgin in the sun, and a child at night.

Some people even say that he is the reincarnation of an evil dragon, swallowing the luck of the Great Zhou, and has become the body of a real dragon.

The people's rumors are mysterious, but it is only used as a conversation after dinner, perhaps in addition to chatting with people more capital, Zhu Dashouzuo's greatest use for them is to stop the children who cry at night.

It's just that, maybe they couldn't have imagined that this almost demonized Zhu Shouzao looks just a middle-aged man who looks ordinary to the extreme.

At this moment, he was wearing a black python robe, the python was four-legged, and had four claws, quite like a real dragon. There was a hint of snow hidden in his black hair, and there were wrinkles on his face, which made him look a little older than he always was.

"Did you find it?, where did the dragon qi of the Yuwen family fall?" His voice rang out at that time, and the deep voice almost blended with the night, making it impossible to tell whether the voice was coming from his mouth or rising from some unknown corner.

The candle flame in the gate is not bright, but it is enough to see.

A Confucian scholar, also dressed in a black robe, appeared as if out of thin air and came to Zhu Xian's side.

"Emperor Taiyuan's dragon qi was plagued by the defeat of Dahuangcheng and dropped to light cyan, but if it takes time, it can stabilize the situation in Jizhou, and I am afraid it will improve. The dragon qi of King Yu is still only pale yellow, and as for the vassal kings of the Yuwen clan in various states, King Yu Wencheng, who sits on half of Qingzhou, is only dark yellow, even if you add these together, you can't make up the almost red dragon qi of the royal family..."

The Confucian scholar said this, obviously also quite puzzled by this.

"Could it be that this dragon qi can still come out of thin air?" Zhu Xian frowned, his appearance was also very ordinary, without the murderous intent of the emperor's anger, nor the domineering and fierce when he stared at the hero. It's more like the farmer who guards his one-third of an acre, secretly worried about the harvest after the autumn.

"Naturally, this is not possible. The black-robed Confucian Scholar's face changed, and he hurriedly said, "Thinking about it, I'm afraid there is only one reason for this situation..."

Speaking of this, Confucius paused, as if he was worried, but when he felt the gaze cast by the Zhu Shouza, he did not hesitate, and hurriedly said, "We missed someone..."

"Missing someone?" Zhu Xian repeated the words, as if something sounded at that moment, and his eyes froze. "You mean the one for more than ten years..."

"But even if he is still alive, how can he have so much dragon energy..."Zhu Xian's mind was so meticulous, and he quickly denied such a speculation as the Confucian student.

"If that person was just lucky enough to pick up a life to survive in the world, naturally he wouldn't have so much dragon energy. But if so, he is not living, but living well, to the point where he can influence the situation in the Great Zhou..."The black-robed Confucian said softly at that time.

"Huh, you mean—" Zhu Xian's eyes froze at that moment.

He stood up, glanced at the Confucian student deeply, and said in a deep voice: "Go, give me a good check on the hairy boy who suddenly appeared!"

(End of chapter)