About a week later, Mr. Nuxiong came to Mr. Bai's house again, this time he did not go directly to Gongsun Shengyan, but after finding Mr. Bai, the two of them talked behind closed doors for most of the day, during which there seemed to be a fierce quarrel, which scared no one to come forward, for fear that when Mr. Bai came out, he would be a little angry and sprinkle it on himself. Gongsun Shengyan didn't know about this, because last time he showed his calligraphy and painting skills in the hands of Mr. Bai's daughter Bai Lang, Bai Lang was completely impressed, and he found an opportunity to teach him to paint when he had nothing to do. Young people themselves are relatively easy to get close to, coupled with the identity of Gongsun Shengyan as the son of Jiangnan, Bai Lang feels even more cordial, so back and forth, Gongsun Shengyan has also changed from intentional resignation to commonplace. It's just that the two of them have intentionally or unintentionally carried Mr. Bai behind their backs, after all, Gongsun Shengyan doesn't have any superfluous ideas, just passing the time with Bai Lang, if Mr. Bai misunderstands, won't he become an unkind and unrighteous person.

When Nuxiong and Mr. Bai came out of the room again, they had regained their composure. No one knew what they were arguing about in the room, but that day Mr. Bai left the Bai family with a subordinate and a horse, and it seemed that he was going to a far place, and all the affairs of the house were left to Puren to take care of. Bai Lang was free of his father's control, and he was as happy as a bird released in a cage. She only felt more free about her father's departure, and Xia Qiu also followed Bai Lang to think about nothing like crazy, and accompanied Bai Lang every day to watch Gongsun Sheng's rock paintings. After knowing that Gongsun Shengyan could play the guqin, Bai Lang asked Puren to buy a piano and come back, but Puren couldn't say anything in his eyes, after all, the housekeeper couldn't control the eldest lady, and it has been the case since ancient times. Finally, nearly a month after Mr. Bai left, Bai Lang no longer took Xia Qiu with him, but came to Gongsun Shengyan alone, and at the same time, her eyes when she looked at Gongsun Shengyan also changed a little.

Gongsun Shengyan was born dull in terms of women, Bai Lang threw off Xia Qiu and came to find himself alone, he didn't notice it at all, he just thought that Boya met Zhong Ziqi, and put on a posture like before, and stroked the qin and sang when he was interested. Bai Lang's words became less and less, he often held his chin with his hand on the side, and looked at Gongsun Shengyan intently, Gongsun Shengyan was focused on the piano, Bai Lang's appearance made him even a little smug, feeling that he was quite stupid to the point of being at his grandmother's house.

"Brother Zhou, I haven't seen you for many years, and you are still so elegant. In the living room of the Zhou family, Mr. Bai bowed to Mr. Zhou and smiled.

"The four words are elegant, Zhou really doesn't dare to take it, Brother Bai, don't make fun of me. Since Mr. Bai entered the door, Mr. Zhou had a seven-to-eight understanding of the purpose of his visit, "We haven't seen each other for nearly 20 years." ”

"Yes, twenty years, time is like an arrow, the last time we met was in Xijing. Mr. Bai sighed, "You don't look old, but I'm old." ”

The servant walked in with tea.

"Come on, come on, drink tea, the best Wuyi rock tea, just a few old trees, I can't drink a few sips a year, if you don't come, I'm reluctant to drink." Mr. Zhou greeted Mr. Bai with tea.

Mr. Bai picked up the teacup and looked around for a moment, then lowered his head and took a sip of the tea in his hand. The red tea is fragrant at the mouth, and Mr. Bai closed his eyes in enjoyment, which shows that this tea is indeed the best.

"This visit ......," Mr. Bai said, opening his mouth.

In fact, when he closed his eyes and tasted tea, he was typing in his stomach, thinking about how to mention this Su Gongzi to Mr. Zhou. Originally, he didn't want to come, first, the journey was really long, and second, since Mr. Zhou sent people here, he should accept it indifferently, and besides, he had already had a conversation, and it was too unkind to come to Mr. Zhou again, and it also betrayed his trust. But Nuxiong Dawu insisted that he ask Su Gongzi about his identity, and he also said some rumors about the rivers and lakes, maybe it was related to this Su Gongzi. After listening to Nu Xiong's words, Mr. Bai felt that the matter was very important, and finally decided to come to Jiangnan to ask for clarification when he was restless.

"Drink tea first, you and my brother haven't seen each other for many years, you might as well stay in Jiangnan for a little longer. The boat is tiring, the south of the Yangtze River is picturesque, everything is put down first, and it is not bad for this time. Mr. Zhou stopped him, put the teacup up again, and took two sips.

The guest is at his disposal, Mr. Zhou's words have come to this point, and he is not good at colliding with the atmosphere of drinking tea. Mr. Bai sneered twice, swallowed back the words on his lips, and asked instead, "How is Xue'er doing?"

Although the two have not seen each other for many years, they will inquire more or less about big and small matters through the pharmacists of their own family, and when Bingliang was in Yunnan, he also mentioned that Mr. Zhou's wife died of illness, so Mr. Bai did not recklessly ask things that should not be asked.

"I'm about to get married, and the woman can't help it. Mr. Zhou seemed to be unwilling.

"Whose son is so blessed?" Mr. Bai asked.

"Jiangnan Gongsun family, Gongsun Shengqiu. Mr. Zhou did not hide his dissatisfaction with this marriage, "Saying it in front of outsiders is naturally another matter, but Brother Bai, you and I don't tell lies, I still have ...... about this marriage Alas. Mr. Zhou waved his hand, not wanting to talk about it anymore.

"Xue'er is the same age as our family Bai Lang. ”

"That's right, has your Bai Lang made a promise?" Mr. Zhou asked with concern.

"Xu what, all day and night with the maid crazy, I found her several painting teachers, I want her to be quiet, but also learn and play at the same time, three days of fishing and two days of drying nets, my head is big. Mr. Bai sounded as if he was reproaching his beloved daughter, but his words revealed unconcealed love.

"Mr. Zhou, Mr. Bai......" Bingliang walked into the house and greeted the two respectfully, "The meal is ready, do you two want to talk while eating?"

"Okay, let's talk while eating. Bingliang, I didn't expect it, you left with your front foot, and I chased you with my back foot. Mr. Bai and Bingliang joked, and Bingliang smiled politely and did not answer. The three of them walked back and forth to the dining room, and the two old friends at the dinner table talked about wine, talked and laughed, Bingliang, as Mr. Zhou's adopted son, also received Mr. Bai's courtesy, so it was natural to become a companion, and the three of them ate and drank until the night was dark.

After eating, Bingliang arranged for his subordinates to bring hot water, everyone wiped their faces, washed off the wine and vegetable oil, cleaned up the cups and plates on the table, and made a new pot of rock tea. Mr. Zhou took all his subordinates away, closed the door, glanced at Mr. Bai apologetically, smiled self-deprecatingly, sat back next to Mr. Bai, opened his mouth and said, "The person I sent you is my Zhou family's family friend, and his name is Gongsun Shengyan." ”

"Isn't it surnamed Su?" Mr. Bai was surprised and looked at Bingliang on the side in confusion.

"Bingliang can't be blamed for this, he was out alone to help me, and he took on too much pressure, and it is understandable that he was too nervous in a short period of time. Mr. Zhou repeated, "This person's surname is Gongsun, and his name is Gongsun Shengyan." ”

"But the grandson of the Gongsun family?" Mr. Bai said thoughtlessly.

"Yes, exactly. ”

"Alas!" Mr. Bai slapped his thigh hard, "That kid looks knowledgeable, and he is neither humble nor arrogant to others. I should have thought that I was not the heir of an ordinary family. ”

When Mr. Zhou saw Mr. Bai say this, he poured beans into a bamboo tube and talked about the affairs of Gongsun Guangxiao's family from the death of Gongsun Guangxiao, and continued to talk about sending Gongsun Shengyan to escape from Jiangnan, then he stopped and took a breath.

"Then do you know that this Gongsun Shengyan has a pattern on his back shoulder, I have a friend of life and death in Yunnan, and he is the great witch of Miao Village, and when I saw him at first sight, I felt that there was a problem with him, how to say. His pattern seems to be related to some kind of soul rebirth, and I don't understand. Mr. Bai listened to Mr. Zhou's words and continued to ask.

"Mr. Zhou didn't know about this pattern at first, but I told Mr. Zhou after I came back from your house that he knew about it. And this pattern is on the way to escort Gongsun Shengyan to your house, and it suddenly grew on its own after entering Nanyue. We are all very strange, including Gongsun Shengyan himself. Bingliang interjected.

"I heard a rumor from the Great Witch Nuxiong about an incident five hundred years ago. It is said that there was a cultivator back then, surnamed Gongsun, who was jointly hunted down by more than ten gangs, and finally left two remnant souls when he was about to die, and cursed that if there were descendants of Gongsun who died at the hands of cultivators again in the future, no matter what the reason, the remnant souls would be reborn. ”

"Ah," Mr. Zhou was shocked when he heard this, and his hand serving the tea shook, and half of the water in the teacup spilled on the cyan clothes.

"What are you doing with rebirth?" Bing Liang asked quickly, but he couldn't hold back his words.

"What can you do, revenge!" Mr. Bai said with a nervous expression in his lower voice.

"Brother Bai, the grandson you are talking about is this grandson?" Mr. Zhou's face changed.

"I'm not sure, but you think about it, on the back of his grandson Shengyan, something suddenly grows, and the great witch Nuxiong said that it is a seed. Bingliang was there at the time, right, I didn't talk nonsense?" Mr. Bai looked at Bingliang, Bingliang bit his lip and nodded, "You also said that the Gongsun family died recently, or was it killed, and Gongsun Shengyan also fainted in Luoma Mountain and was found by the medicine farmer...... You didn't see it, Brother Zhou, the thing on Gongsun Shengyan's back is very powerful, and when the Great Witch Chuxiong is close to him, the natal Gu in his stomach will keep making trouble. ”

"How is this good?" Mr. Zhou found that the teacup he was holding had already become empty, and there was still spilled tea in his hand, so he put the teacup down and wiped his hand directly in the armpit, and the pressure and doubts in his heart made him completely unable to pay attention to it.

"Alas, I don't know!" Mr. Bai sighed heavily, "We two old brothers are now involved in this matter. ”