Su Ran's brother and sister walked along the mountain road, and they came to an archway in a few steps.

The archway is towering, there are dozens of stone steps behind it, and the two grass words of "Xiaoxiang" start on the plaque, the shape of the grass is condensed, quite a little uninhibited. Under the archway, a disciple guarding the mountain leaned against the stone pillar, and when he saw the two of them coming, he said in a strange manner: "Lin Yan, why did you run out early in the morning?"

"Brother Su and I went to buy breakfast. Lin Yan said.

The disciple sighed, didn't look at Su Ran, and waved his hand to let the two of them in. Su Ran was used to it, and he didn't look at him, and climbed the stone steps. The disciple suddenly said, "By the way, there is a guest in the door, you might as well go and meet him." ”

"Senior brother, who is here?" Lin Yan asked.

The disciple laughed: "When you go, you will know that the master personally entertained them, and they should be in the Qingyi Pavilion at this moment." Master loves you the most, and if a distinguished guest comes to the door, you should go for a visit. ”

Lin Yan nodded, but before she could react, Su Ran's eyes suddenly widened. It's rare to have a distinguished guest come to the door early in the morning, it's not good to think about it, could it be the three people of the Xiao family?

Thinking of this, Su Ran was anxious, and took Lin Yan's hand and walked up the stone steps quickly. Lin Yan's face burned, but he let him lead him.

Ascend the white jade cloud platform, and the panoramic view of Xiaoxiang can be seen at a glance. Most of the pavilions are built according to the mountain, there are stone corridor bridges leading to the forest deep on the left and right, a big hall like a book pavilion stands behind the cloud platform, there are three words of "Qingshui Pavilion" on it.

Looking back, it is still a high mountain of green bamboo, and most of the small buildings rise from the mountain, and the layers of stone steps leading to the deep depths can be faintly seen. Under the cloud platform is a still lake, the water waves are gentle, and there is a stream flowing down from the high mountains on the east side.

On the gimbal, many silver-clothed disciples were practicing sword competitions. Su Ran asked a few people, there were guests visiting in the morning, and the interrupted disciple was very unhappy, and he wanted to say something casually, but because of Lin Yan's presence, he had to say: "You can go and see that the master is in Qingyi Pavilion." ”

Su Ran didn't take it to heart, so he followed Lin Yan towards the back mountain. During this period, Lin Yan was stunned and said, "It's bad, could it be that Xiao Gongzi really went to the master to complain!"

Su Ran didn't want to answer, but felt that she called Na Xiao Leng her son, which added a little boredom. He took a sullen breath, stopped holding Lin Yan, and sped up his pace. When Lin Yan saw him like this, she thought that he was angry with herself, but she didn't know where to make him unhappy, and she was confused for a while.

"Brother Su, are you angry?" Lin Yan hurriedly followed, asking cautiously.

Su Ran shook his head, but did not speak, and quickly climbed the stone steps. Lin Yan saw that he didn't answer, and felt that he was sulking, and felt aggrieved in his heart, but he didn't dare to ask again.

The two soon ascended to the second gimbal, and the field was empty, and at the end was Qingyi Pavilion. Seeing that the double wooden doors were hidden, Su Ran stepped forward quietly and took a deep breath.

If it is really Xiao Leng, then if he rushes in, the master will definitely let himself kneel on the spot, bow his head in front of Xiao Leng and admit his mistake, and he will laugh at him without saying anything, and he will lose face!

Thinking like this, Su Ran quietly leaned forward and listened to the voice in the pavilion. Soon, the Master's sigh was heard in the room, and another man's voice was heard. Su Ran hesitated for a moment, and then knocked on the door.

In the small main hall, a middle-aged Taoist in silver with gray hair and a crown sat on the ground, and across the long table, another young man dressed in a white shirt sat on the opposite side. He looked to be about twenty-seven or eighteen, with black hair and a high crown, and a silver embroidered moire belt around his waist.

"Su Ran?" the Taoist paused, and saw Lin Yan behind him again, "Yan'er is also here." ”

"Master. Lin Yan walked in stupidly, and when she saw that she was not from Qingling Mansion, she breathed a sigh of relief, "I heard that a distinguished guest is visiting, so I came with Brother Su to say hello." ”

Hearing this, the young man smiled heartily and said, "Wow, Senior Mubai, it seems that the disciples of Xiaoxiang are very welcoming to me." Come in and sit down, both of you. ”

The middle-aged Taoist is none other than Zhong Mubai, the head of Xiaoxiang, who is still immersed in the previous dialogue with the young man at this moment, and has not eased his mind for a while. He beckoned: "The city lord has invited you in, what are you still doing in a daze?"

Su Ran and Lin Yan were all stunned and fixed their eyes. Although Lin Yan didn't know him, when she heard her master call her city lord, she couldn't help but have a little more respect and stepped forward. Su Ran was completely stunned, his eyes widened, and he was dumbfounded for a while.

The young man recognized him, and then smiled: "Su Ran, don't you come in and sit down?"

"Brother He, He ...... Castle Lord. Su Ran was dumbfounded.

Zhong Mubai was stunned: "Qingyun City Lord, do you know each other?"

Lin Yan was also a little surprised, she didn't expect that Brother Su was so well-connected, and he actually recognized this city lord. The young man smiled: "Yes, I also took him to catch praying mantis when I was young." ”

These words were a bit childlike, but they were like a thunderbolt, and Zhong Mubai only felt dizzy. Lin Yan was even more amazed, her heart became more and more curious, and she suddenly came back to her senses, only then did she realize that she was unreasonable, and hugged her fists and said: "Senior Lin Yan, meet the city lord!"

"Well, you don't have to be so restrained. The young man smiled, "The capital of Jiangnan, He Qingyun." ”

Is this person in front of him actually the city lord of Quyang City, the capital of the Yangtze River? Lin Yan couldn't believe it, and was speechless for a while.

Su Ran didn't react much, nodded in a daze, and stepped forward and sat down: "City Lord He." ”

He Qingyun smiled: "There are no outsiders here, you might as well call me Brother He as in the past." ”

"Brother He. Su Ran pursed his mouth, and his heart became more and more nervous. It's really embarrassing, I met an old acquaintance here, and now I am still the lord of the capital, I don't know what kind of face the master will give him.

But suddenly I thought, since I have the support of Brother He, I might as well inform me about the conflict with Xiao Leng here, maybe there will be less punishment. Thinking like this, Su Ran suddenly came to his senses, sat upright with his waist straight, and was very obedient.

Only then did Zhong Mubai slowly come back to his senses and asked, "Qingyun City Lord, how do you know this kid?"

"Before Su Ran joined your sect, he lived in Quyang for more than ten years. When I was a child, I was often locked in the house by my father to read and learn calligraphy, and to understand the mysteries of martial arts, which was boring. He had an older brother who used to rummage into my house, poke his head out of the window, and ask me if I wanted to come out and play. He Qingyun laughed loudly.

Su Ran remembered his childhood memories and smiled. At that time, my brother went into He's mansion three times and twice, asked Brother He to come out to catch butterflies and mantises, and went to the city to find all the food. Every time, Brother He paid for it, but he didn't feel distressed, but he was really happy.

However, he was caught by the old city lord several times, and the old man was furious, ordering He Qingyun not to communicate with the Su family anymore, and also ordered the servants to guard the doors and windows of the wall. Since then, there have been few opportunities to see each other. Except for taking a photo in a public place, it is difficult to make a private appointment.

Time is in the guise of four or five years. Now that they meet again, Su Ran actually has a little emotion, things are people, there seem to be waves in his chest, but he can't say a word.